Regulations laid in the Scottish Parliament last week will help ensure State Pensioners on qualifying means-tested benefits receive financial support with their energy bills this winter.
The Scottish Government has confirmed it has ‘taken the difficult decision’ to replicate eligibility criteria for Pension Age Winter Heating Payment (PAWHP) to align with Winter Fuel Payments.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has agreed to deliver the devolved heating payment, which is replacing Winter Fuel Payments in Scotland, on behalf of the Scottish Government this year.
The Scottish Government said that due to the pressure on timescales for delivery and the budgetary impact of the UK Government’s restriction of Winter Fuel Payment eligibility, it will not be ‘practicable or affordable to expand the eligibility criteria’.
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