A consultation on the new Pension Age Winter Heating Payment has opened to the public.
Views are being sought on the introduction of the Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, a new benefit that will replace the UK Government’s Winter Fuel Payment for people living in Scotland.
Commenting on the launch of the consultation, Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said: “Pension Age Winter Heating Payment will seek to safely and securely transfer responsibility for the delivery of Winter Fuel Payment to the Scottish Government, ensuring that more than a million pensioners currently eligible for Winter Fuel Payment continue to receive this support.
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