Winter Heating Assistance (Pension Age) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025: Policy Note
The policy note which accompanies the Winter Heating Assistance (Pension Age) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025
Exportability
The existing PAWHP Regulations included EEA residency conditions which expired on 1 April 2025. This is because the existing payment’s income-related conditions would normally mean that it falls outside of the matters covered by EC Regulation 883/2004.
Despite the widening of eligibility through these amendment regulations, due to the element of means-testing introduced through the tax “clawback” from those with an income of over £35,000, the Scottish Government considers that the benefit should not be considered a form of assistance which would be exportable, as it does not fall within the matters covered by EC Regulation 883/2004. PAWHP therefore will not be exportable.