Social Justice Minister Shirley-Anne Somerville announces a new benefit to help pensioners who lost their winter fuel payments.

All pensioners in Scotland will receive a winter fuel payment once again from next year, the Scottish government has announced. The Westminster and Scottish governments earlier this year both scrapped the universal payment, making it means-tested instead, so only people on pension credit or similar benefits qualify.

Every pensioner household in Scotland will receive a winter fuel payment next year, the Scottish government has announced. Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said those in receipt of qualifying benefits like Pension Credit would get £200 or £300 depending on their age, while all others would get £100.

The Scottish government has announced all pensioners will get help with bills following Labour's decision to cut benefits. The post All pensioners in Scotland to receive winter fuel payment appeared first on The Eco Experts.

ALL Scottish pensioners will receive a new Universal Winter Fuel Payment – and these are the full details of the new benefit. Everyone of pension age will get a £100 payment from the

EVERY pensioner in Scotland is set to get a Winter Fuel Payment of up to £300 next year. The Scottish Government confirmed this afternoon that all retirees in the country would be entitled to a

Thousands of people in West Yorkshire are at risk of missing out on winter fuel payments as they are not claiming pension credits, new figures suggest. With the 21 December deadline for applications looming,

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

Around 3,300 pensioners in Bolton stripped of their winter fuel payment are to be handed £200 each from the council before Christmas. Councillors heard that the intervention by the council would be ‘a welcome Christmas gift for some fo the most vulnerable in our borough’ as the £200 vouchers would be sent in December.

State pensioners have been issued the exact time to switch their heating on after losing the £300 Winter Fuel Payment. BestHeating have shared their advice on how to keep warm and reduce the risk of mould growing.