Scotland, Winter Fuel Payment

POLL: Should the rest of the UK follow Scotland and bring back Winter Fuel Payment?
The devolved Scottish Government has announced that all pensioners in Scotland will receive a winter heating payment in 2025/26.
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Every pensioner in Scotland to receive winter fuel payment next year
Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville announced the news in a statement to the Scottish parliament on Thursday.
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.
New winter fuel payments offered for pensioners in Scotland
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.
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Every pensioner in Scotland to get winter fuel payment next year
Shirley-Anne Somerville is expected to announce a new benefit to help pensioners who lost their winter fuel payments.
Scotland brings back winter fuel payment
I’ve worked hard all my life - I'm entitled to it', says a pensioner in Scotland.
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