Winter Fuel Payments are set to be replaced by a new devolved benefit for pensioner households in Scotland.
The Scottish Government will replace Winter Fuel Payments with a new devolved lump sum later this year. Pension Age Winter Heating Payment is set to be provided on a like-for-like basis to its Department for Work and Pensions counterpart and paid to everyone over the State Pension age every year.
Winter Fuel Payments are usually paid automatically to eligible households during November, December and January just before the coldest weather is expected to start. Proposals for PAWHP will follow the same payment timetable and automation. It states: “We intend to maintain the current values of payments. That means, generally, that a typical household where the oldest person is under 80 will receive £200 and a household containing a person aged 80 or over will receive £300. The exception to this is where someone is in residential care.”
The guidance explains that this is because they share the accommodation with other people who are also entitled to the payment and are responsible for a share of the heating costs. “As this is still the case for the vast majority of people receiving Pension Credit, the WFP is not payable.”
State Pension Benefits DWP Social Security Scotland Cost Of Living Personal Finance
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
State Pension boost as new tool helps people get bigger pension potThe new online service will make it easier for people to fill in gaps in their national insurance record
Read more »
'I got £300 off a new Samsung tablet by following this simple tip''It's all thanks to a simple thing I did at the checkout, dropping the price to the cheapest around'
Read more »
LookFantastic's Luxury Beauty Edit box is worth £300 but yours for £85The skincare goodies our face has been asking for.
Read more »
Lookfantastic £85 'luxury' beauty box worth £300 features £90 Zelens serumIncluded in the Lookfantastic Luxury Edit are high-end brands that are also loved by celebs.
Read more »
LookFantastic's luxury beauty box contains over £300 worth of high end productsThe online retailer's Luxury Beauty Edit is worth over £300, but shoppers can snap it up for £85
Read more »
CCTV appeal after £300 of fuel stolen from BP in Mill EndPolice are investigating after more than £300 worth of fuel was reportedly stolen from a service station.
Read more »