Pension age winter heating payment: island communities impact assessment

Footnotes

1 Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 | Legislation.Gov

2 Under our universal PAWHP, a person living alone or with no other eligible person, will receive £100. For those living with another eligible person, a shared rate payment of £50 will be provided to each member of the household.

3 Note* - Relevant Low income Benefits are - Pension Credit, Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Income Support & Universal Credit

4 Scotland’s Economic and Fiscal Forecasts – December 2024 | Scottish Fiscal Commission – Supplementary Figures – Figure 5.2

5 Pension Age Winter Heating Payment - Scottish Government Consultation

6 Social Security Experience Panels: Pension Age Winter Heating Payment

7 Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (legislation.gov.uk)

8 Age UK calls on everyone to look out for their older family members and friends this winter time

9 Age UK - Rising energy prices and supporting older people this Winter - Parliamentary Briefing - Jan 2022

10 Fuel Poverty (Target, Definition and Strategy) and Fuel Poverty Strategy: health impact assessment

11 Age Scotland: “Turn up the heat this winter to save lives and protect our NHS and social care” (ageuk.org.uk)

12 Key Findings Summary - Scottish House Condition Survey: 2023 Key Findings - gov.scot – Figure 3.5 – Fuel Poverty

13 Summary of Strategic Objectives - National Islands Plan: annual report 2023

14 Scotland's Census 2022: Note* stat was provided by statistician of census team taken from Table UV30

15 The Scottish Islands - The Bestselling Guide to Every Scottish Island by Hamish Haswell-Smith – Canongate Books

16 Scotland’s Economic and Fiscal Forecasts – December 2024 | Scottish Fiscal Commission – Supplementary Figures – (Figure 5.2)

17 Scotland’s Economic and Fiscal Forecasts – December 2024 | Scottish Fiscal Commission – Supplementary Figures – (Figure 5.2)

18 Winter Fuel Payment statistics for winter 2023 to 2024 - GOV.UK

19 Analysis received from CAD on Pension Credit Eligibility and Take up– February 2025

20 Remotely Excluded: Barriers facing Scotland's rural consumers

21 Chapter 3 Challenges - Rural Scotland Data Dashboard: Overview

22 Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2020-23

23 "Not enough to live on": Pensioner poverty in Scotland (independentage.org)

24 Housing to 2040 | gov.scot

25 Winter Fuel Payment Distributional and Equalities characteristics – Office of the Chief Economic Advisor and Community Analysis Division – November 2024

26 Key Findings Summary - Scottish House Condition Survey: 2023 Key Findings - gov.scot

27 Key Findings Summary - Scottish House Condition Survey: 2023 Key Findings - gov.scot

28 The Cost of Remoteness: Reflecting higher living costs in remote rural Scotland when measuring fuel poverty (www.gov.scot)

29 National Islands Plan: annual report 2023

30 Cost of Living - Winter Heating Payment (Low Income) (Scotland): island communities impact assessment - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

31 Cost of Living - Winter Heating Payment (Low Income) (Scotland): island communities impact assessment - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

32 Fuel Poverty (Targets, Definition and Strategy) (Scotland) Bill: island communities impact assessment

33 The payment rates of £200 and £300 are referenced here rather than the uprated values for 2025/2025, as these are the current payment rates for PAWHP in winter 2024/2025 and were the values used when the Distributional analysis was carried out.

34 Scotland's Census 2022: Note* Stat was provided by statistician of Census Team taken from Table UV302

35 Scottish Island Region Populations and Households, 2022 – Percentage change overtime

36 Rural Scotland Key Facts 2021 - gov.scot

37 Population of Scottish Island Regions - National Records of Scotland (shinyapps.io)

38 Rural and Regional Disadvantage in the Highlands and Islands - HIE - May 2022

39 Scotlands Census 2022 – Note* data provided by census team statistician and taken from tables UV302 & UV303.

40 Rural Scotland Key Facts 2021

41 Winter Fuel Payments, Great Britain and EEA — Caseload: 2023 to 2024

42 Taking the temperature energy survey | Age Scotland (ageuk.org.uk)

43 Key Findings Summary - Scottish House Condition Survey: 2023 Key Findings - gov.scot