Low Income Winter Heating Assistance: consultation analysis
Analysis of the responses to our consultation on the proposal to introduce a new Scottish benefit, Low Income Winter Heating Assistance (LIWHA), to replace the current Cold Weather Payment scheme in Scotland from winter 2022.
Appendix C: Quantitative Summary
The following table outlines the results for each of the closed questions in the consultation. For each question, the table shows the number of respondents from the total sample of 119 who selected each response, and the corresponding percentage. The number of comments provided to each follow-up open-text question is also shown.
The total sample figures are then followed by the percentage response among all individuals (83) and among all organisations (36) who responded to the consultation.
| Question |
Base |
Agree |
Disagree |
Unsure |
No answer |
No. of comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1. Do you agree or disagree with the proposal to replace Cold Weather Payment with a new benefit whose eligibility is based solely on receipt of a low income benefit and not on reaching a specific temperature for a period of time? |
No. of all (119) |
83 |
26 |
9 |
1 |
41 |
| % of all (119) |
70% |
22% |
8% |
1% |
||
| % of individuals (83) |
64% |
28% |
8% |
0% |
||
| % of organisations (36) |
83% |
8% |
6% |
3% |
||
| Q3. Do you agree or disagree that this approach is an effective way for the Sottish Government to tackle winter heating costs for people on low incomes? |
No. of all |
73 |
31 |
14 |
1 |
49 |
| % all |
61% |
26% |
12% |
1% |
||
| % individuals |
55% |
33% |
12% |
0% |
||
| % organisations |
75% |
11% |
11% |
3% |
||
| Q5. Do you agree or disagree with the proposal to name the replacement for Cold Weather Payment (CWP) in Scotland "Low Income Winter Heating Assistance" (LIWHA)? |
No. of all |
57 |
47 |
14 |
1 |
55 |
| % all |
48% |
39% |
12% |
1% |
||
| % individuals |
51% |
36% |
13% |
0% |
||
| % organisations |
42% |
47% |
8% |
3% |
||
| Q7. Do you agree or disagree with the proposal to remove the requirement for a 'cold spell' to be identified in order for a client to receive a payment? |
No. of all |
90 |
19 |
9 |
1 |
38 |
| % all |
76% |
16% |
8% |
1% |
||
| % individuals |
71% |
19% |
10% |
0% |
||
| % organisations |
86% |
8% |
3% |
3% |
||
| Q9. Do you agree or disagree with the proposal to have a one-off, annual payment for LIWHA? |
No. of all |
65 |
28 |
23 |
3 |
43 |
| % all |
55% |
24% |
19% |
3% |
||
| % individuals |
49% |
29% |
20% |
1% |
||
| % organisations |
67% |
11% |
17% |
6% |
||
| Q11. Do you agree or disagree that our approach to identifying eligibility should be through the use of qualifying benefits? |
No. of all |
76 |
30 |
11 |
2 |
46 |
| % all |
64% |
25% |
9% |
2% |
||
| % individuals |
57% |
31% |
12% |
0% |
||
| % organisations |
81% |
11% |
3% |
6% |
||
| Q13. Do you agree or disagree with the proposal to retain the current qualifying benefits to indicate eligibility for this new payment? |
No. of all |
60 |
33 |
22 |
4 |
50 |
| % all |
50% |
28% |
18% |
3% |
||
| % individuals |
48% |
27% |
23% |
2% |
||
| % organisations |
56% |
31% |
8% |
6% |
||
| Q15. Do you agree or disagree that the eligibility criteria for the LIWHA are clear? |
No. of all |
71 |
16 |
28 |
4 |
21 |
| % all |
60% |
13% |
24% |
3% |
||
| % individuals |
52% |
16% |
30% |
2% |
||
| % organisations |
78% |
8% |
8% |
6% |
||
| Q17. Do you agree or disagree that the proposed rate of £50 for LIWHA is appropriate? |
No. of all |
37 |
62 |
17 |
3 |
79 |
| % all |
31% |
52% |
14% |
3% |
||
| % individuals |
35% |
53% |
12% |
0% |
||
| % organisations |
22% |
50% |
19% |
8% |
||
| Q19. Do you agree or disagree with the proposal for LIWHA to be given to clients in the form of a cash payment and not another form? |
No. of all |
61 |
32 |
25 |
1 |
52 |
| % all |
51% |
27% |
21% |
1% |
||
| % individuals |
42% |
35% |
23% |
0% |
||
| % organisations |
72% |
8% |
17% |
3% |
||
| Q21. Do you agree or disagree with the proposal to pay LIWHA as an annual one-off payment each winter? |
No. of all |
72 |
29 |
15 |
3 |
37 |
| % all |
61% |
24% |
13% |
3% |
||
| % individuals |
55% |
29% |
14% |
1% |
||
| % organisations |
72% |
14% |
8% |
6% |
||
| Q23. Do you agree or disagree with the proposal to set a 'qualifying week' during which eligible clients for LIWHA will be identified? |
No. of all |
49 |
40 |
27 |
3 |
109 |
| % all |
41% |
34% |
23% |
3% |
||
| % individuals |
39% |
35% |
25% |
1% |
||
| % organisations |
47% |
31% |
17% |
6% |
||
| Q26. Do you agree or disagree with the proposal to make LIWHA payments to clients in February of each year? |
No. of all |
34 |
62 |
19 |
4 |
69 |
| % all |
29% |
52% |
16% |
3% |
||
| % individuals |
29% |
52% |
17% |
2% |
||
| % organisations |
28% |
53% |
14% |
6% |
||
| Q28. Do you agree or disagree with the proposal that clients have 31 days to request a redetermination? |
No. of all |
85 |
15 |
12 |
7 |
16 |
| % all |
71% |
13% |
10% |
6% |
||
| % individuals |
71% |
14% |
12% |
2% |
||
| % organisations |
72% |
8% |
6% |
14% |
||
| Q30. We have proposed that Social Security Scotland have a period of 16 working days to consider a redetermination of LIWHA. Do you agree or disagree with this proposal? |
No. of all |
78 |
18 |
13 |
10 |
20 |
| % all |
66% |
15% |
11% |
8% |
||
| % individuals |
65% |
19% |
12% |
4% |
||
| % organisations |
67% |
6% |
8% |
19% |
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