People on devolved benefits will also receive the Christmas Bonus if they are eligible during the qualifying week.

If you receive State Pension from the DWP, you may qualify for further financial help, including discounts on energy bills ...

Changes to Winter Fuel Payment eligibility means that 10 million pensioners, including 850,000 in Scotland will miss out on the annual heating bill help worth between £100 and £300 because they are ...

The deadline is looming for almost a million people to claim Pension Credit, and get backdated Winter Fuel Payments in the process.

Handing millionaire pensioners £100 to help them pay for fuel bills is “fair”, the SNP’s social justice secretary has ...

Scotland's Budget needs to end a freeze on council tax and must not cap possible increases, local government body Cosla says.

Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said the political comedy had "absolutely nothing to do with last week".

Mr Greer said: “This budget is John Swinney’s chance to show the kind of Scotland he wants to build. If it is a fairer and ...

HOW dare the BBC misinterpret what has happened over the pensioners Winter Fuel Payment and how dare Anas Sarwar suggest the Scottish Government ...

The SNP has called on Labour to back next week’s budget after the government announced a new universal winter payment for pensioners.

The SNP has called on Labour to back next week’s budget after the government announced a new universal winter payment for pensioners.

The Scottish government has announced all pensioners will get help with bills following Labour's decision to cut benefits.