The Scottish Government will introduce a new heating benefit this year that will give around 400,000 households on a low income a guaranteed £50 payment every winter to help towards their energy bills.
The Low Income Winter Heating Assistance (LWHA) will be introduced from winter 2022 to replace the current UK Government Cold Weather Payment scheme.
The current benefit, delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) triggers a £25 payment only when temperatures are recorded or forecast at below zero degrees Celsius for seven days in a row in their local area between November 1st and March 31, however, the replacement Low Income Winter Heating Assistance benefit would provide a £50 payment every year.
