Low Income Winter Heating Assistance consultation: Scottish Government response
Our response to the consultation on our proposals 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.
Implementation and monitoring
It is intended that Low Income Winter Heating Assistance payments will begin in winter 2022-23. Once payments are being made we will, as with other benefits, seek to make ongoing improvements based on the feedback of applicants.
We will collate management information to monitor uptake and the characteristics of recipients and will undertake qualitative research to test whether Low Income Winter Heating Assistance is meeting its policy intentions. This will inform any future consideration of variations to policy or delivery arrangements.
Scottish Government
June 2022
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