The qualifying week will be in September and people will be able to make a claim until March 31, 2025.
Pension Age Winter Heating Payment is set to replace Winter Fuel Payments for more than one million older people living in Scotland later this year. The new benefit will be administered by Social Security Scotland and provide an annual one-off payment to pensioner households to help with heating costs over the colder months.
However, it’s important to be aware that these are draft legislation eligibility rules and may change - to qualify, “an individual has reached pensionable age before or on a day in the qualifying week”. Age UK reports that this date is September 22, 2024 - however, this has not been confirmed yet. The Scottish Government recently confirmed that payments will continue to be non-means tested and tax free. It also said: “Based on estimations of eligible claimants, PAWHP will be an investment of around £180 million in the first year , providing support to over one million eligible people.”
Household eligibility criteria for payment rates Residential Care The eligibility for people living in residential care will follow the same rules as the Winter Fuel Payment. The guidance explains: “People who are living in residential care during the qualifying week, and the period of 12 weeks immediately before the qualifying week, do not qualify for the ‘full’ rate of Winter Fuel Payment.”
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