Current status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 9 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many Pension Age Winter Heating Payments were paid out in April 2026.
The Scottish Government is delivering the strongest package of winter support in the UK.
Pension Age Winter Heating Payment is an automatic annual payment that helps people of State Pension age with winter heating costs.
Official statistics published on 19 May 2026 shows that as of 31 March 2026 over 1.055 million Pension Age Winter Heating Payments were made to eligible clients, with the vast majority paid automatically in December 2025.The information requested for April 2026 is not yet published.
People could apply for Pension Age Winter Heating Payment if they believed they were eligible but had not received a payment by 31 March 2026. Social Security Scotland may therefore make payments after that date where applications are received, awarded or accepted late in certain circumstances.
Further details are available on Social Security Scotland’s website at: Winter Heating Benefit Statistics.