The Scottish Government has published a full list of the new rates<\/a> for devolved benefits and one-off payments for the 2026\/27 financial year, which shows Pension Age Winter Heating Payment will rise by 3.8 per cent.<\/p>\n This means the annual payment<\/a> for people over 66 will be worth between \u00a3105.55 and \u00a3316.70 in winter 2026\/27 – considerably higher than its equivalent benefit south of the border, Winter Fuel Payment, which is worth either \u00a3100, \u00a3300 or \u00a3300.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Pensioners urged to claim winter energy payments before deadline this month<\/a>READ MORE: Pensioners or people on Universal Credit may be due extra \u00a359 payment this month<\/a>Pension Age Winter Heating Payment rates 2026\/27<\/p>\n The following rates will be issued later this year, usually from the end of November.<\/p>\n Pensioners in residential care – \u00a3105.55Single pensioners aged between 66 and 79 – \u00a3211.15Single pensioners aged 80 and over – \u00a3316.70Pensioner couples aged between 66 and 79 – \u00a3105.55Pensioner couples aged 80 and over – \u00a3158.35<\/p>\n It\u2019s important to be aware that automatic Pension Age Winter Heating Payments for winter 2025\/26 have ended.<\/p>\n However, Social Security Scotland is encouraging older people who have chosen to defer claiming their State Pension<\/a> to make a claim for the 2025\/26 payment before March 31, 2026. Full details on how to make a claim can be found on MYGOV.SCOT.<\/a><\/p>\n Eligible pensioners could receive a payment of \u00a3101.70, \u00a3205.40 or \u00a3305.10, depending on their age and household living arrangements.<\/p>\n Alongside people who have deferred their State Pension who might need to claim are couples with a joint award for Pension Credit, Income-based Jobseeker\u2019s Allowance (JSA), Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Income Support or Universal Credit where the main person getting that benefit is under State Pension age.<\/p>\n You can check whether you should apply on MYGOV.SCOT<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n Payment rates winter 2025\/26<\/p>\n A full breakdown of payments for single pensioners and married couples of the same or mixed ages, can be found on MYGOV.SCOT<\/a>, but as a general guide:<\/p>\n \u00a3101.70 – pensioners living in residential care\u00a3203.40 – single pensioners born between September 22, 1945 and September 21, 1959\u00a3305.10 -single pensioners born before September 22, 1945<\/p>\n Payments should have gone into the same bank account as your State Pension, or any Social Security Scotland benefits you get with the reference \u2018PAWHP\u2019.<\/p>\n Eligibility for Pension Age Winter Heating Payment<\/p>\n Social Security Scotland will look at your situation during the qualifying week – this took place between September 15-21, 2025.<\/p>\n To be eligible, you must have:<\/p>\n been born on, or before, September 21, 1959lived in Scotland on at least the last day of the qualifying week<\/p>\n You will not be eligible if you:<\/p>\n were in hospital getting free treatment for the whole qualifying week and the 52 weeks leading up to itwere in custody, under a sentence imposed by a court, for the whole qualifying weekneed permission to enter the UK and your granted leave says you cannot claim public fundsIf you live in residential care<\/p>\n Residential care means a care home or a hospital that is not part of the NHS.<\/p>\n You will be eligible if:<\/p>\n You were born on, or before, September 21, 1959live in Scotland<\/p>\n You will not be eligible if all of the following apply:<\/p>\n you were in residential care for the whole qualifying week (September 15-21)you went into care before June 23, 2025you got any of these benefits during the qualifying week – Pension Credit, Income-based Jobseeker\u2019s Allowance (JSA), Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Income Support or Universal CreditUsing the online payment checker<\/p>\n You can use the online checker at MYGOV.SCOT<\/a> to find out how much you will be paid, this depends on:<\/p>\n your agethe age of anyone you live with who is also eligibleif you live in residential careif you get certain other benefits and whether you get them as a joint award with your partner Join the conversation on our Money Saving Scotland Facebook group<\/a> for money-saving tips, the latest State Pension and benefits news, energy bill advice and cost of living updates.<\/p>\n Sign up to our Record Money newsletter and get the top stories sent to your inbox daily from Monday to Friday with a special cost of living edition every Thursday – sign up here<\/a>.<\/p>\n You can also follow us on X (formerly Twitter) @Recordmoney_<\/a> for regular updates throughout the day or get money news alerts on your phone by joining our Daily Record Money WhatsApp community<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0_DR-MOney.png\")
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