Scotland, winter fuel payment

Every pensioner in Scotland to get winter heating payment next year
Universal payments to all pensioners were axed in Scotland after UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the cut south of the border.
Scots pensioners to receive between £100 and £300 in winter fuel payments by SNP Government next year
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All State Pensioners in Scotland ‘to get new Universal Winter Fuel Payment’
SCOTTISH pensioners will receive a new Universal Winter Fuel Payment. Shirley​-Anne Somerville,​ Social Justice Secretary​, is set to make the announcement in Holyrood today. It comes after
New winter fuel payment for all Scottish pensioners
Scottish pensioners who lost out on winter fuel payments this year are to receive a new Holyrood benefit next year, the government has confirmed. The payment will not be ready until late 2025, Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville told parliament.
Every Scottish pensioner to receive winter heating payment next year
Every Scottish pensioner to receive winter heating payment next year - The Scottish Government said it will ‘continue to protect our pensioners from the harsh reality of a UK Labour Government’.
Every pensioner in Scotland to receive winter fuel payment next year
The Scottish government has announced that all pensioners in Scotland will receive a winter fuel payment in 2025/26.
Elderly Scots to be given extra help with winter fuel bills
Elderly Scots are to receive help with their fuel bills following cuts to winter fuel payments, John Swinney has suggested. At a speech in Edinburgh on Wednesday, the First Minister said he was unable to set out the details of a new support package but revealed that measures were to be unveiled on Thursday.
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