New £55 heating payment due this month to help thousands of people in Scotland with winter energy bills
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dailyrecord.co.ukSocial Security Scotland has confirmed that around 400,000 people will start to receive this year’s Winter Heating Payment from the middle of December, with the ‘vast majority’ of eligible households due the money before the end of January 2024.
The payment of £55.05 will be made automatically and is designed to help people with higher energy costs during the colder months.
The devolved benefit is only available in Scotland and replaced the £25 Cold Weather Payment delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) last winter.
Unlike the DWP benefit, it is not dependent on a sustained period of cold weather in a specific location but is an annual, one-off payment made no matter the temperature.
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