Only pensioners with an income of less than £35,000 will qualify for the payment from this winter. advertisement. BBC. Scotland to recover winter fuel payment from better-off pensioners. 6d.

The Scottish government says it will no longer offer its new winter fuel payment for pensioners on a universal basis. It said it would seek to recover funds via the tax system from pensioners ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that the 2025/26 Winter Fuel Payment qualifying period will be ...

DWP issues new Winter Fuel Payment claims warning to all pensioners READ MORE: £203 heating bill help for people in Scotland ...

The Department for Work and Pensions has issued updated guidance on Winter Fuel Payments on GOV.UK, confirming the date and ...

Winter fuel payment in Scotland to match UK benefit. ... and Wales where everyone over state pension age with an income of, or below, £35,000 a year will benefit from a winter fuel payment this year.

NATS chiefs today scrapped the winter fuel payment for around 195,000 pensioners despite slamming Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to ... OAPs in Scotland and means around 195,000 will now have to go ...

A BBC expert has explained how one group of people will get £100 extra on the winter fuel payment this year. Chancellor ...

Winter fuel payments will be universal for all state pensioners in 2025, the government has announced - but there are different schemes in place for England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

Winter fuel payment in Scotland to match UK benefit First Minister John Swinney confirmed the move in the wake of the Chancellor’s U-turn last week. Craig Paton. Monday 16 June 2025 16:11 BST.

June 16, 2025 at 4:11pm BST. The Scottish Government’s devolved version of the winter fuel payment will match the value of the UK benefit, John Swinney has announced.