Question reference: S6W-16856
- Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 11 April 2023
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Current status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 9 May 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to begin liaising with the Department for Work and Pensions to gather data for the Winter Heating Payment for winter 2023-24, in light of the Winter Heating Payment for 2022-23 being paid at the end of winter in March 2023.
Answer
Engagement between the Scottish Government and Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in relation to the timing of Winter Heating Payment next winter is already underway. That includes discussion on the transfer of client data to Social Security Scotland.
As set out in S6W-15012 on 6 March 2023, DWP were unable to provide the data prior to 31 January 2023 that would have allowed earlier payments in the first year of delivery.
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