We will continue to call on the UK Government to reverse its decision to means test winter fuel payments and to reinstate the payment for all pensioners, and I have committed to keeping the eligibility and the scope of the pension-age winter heating payment under review, to ensure that, where possible, we maximise the benefit’s impact.iiSocial Justice and Social Security Committee, Official Report, 31 October 2024, Col 3
On the possibility to widen the criteria for eligibility to maximise the impact of the benefit, the Cabinet Secretary said that the Scottish Government is still working on the details of its budget as the UK budget has just been announced but that it would consider how to use some of the extra...