Cold Weather Payments will be replaced in Scotland this winter as the Scottish Government introduces a new heating benefit.
The government will launch the new benefit next February, and it will provide approximately 400,000 households that are on a low income a £50 boost to help with their energy bills.
As reported by the Daily Record, the current DWP benefit consists of an automatic payment of £25 when temperatures are recorded or forecast at below zero degrees Celsius for seven consecutive days in recipients' local area between November 1 and March 31.
