Winter Heating Payment: service level agreement between the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Scottish Ministers

Service level agreement between the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Scottish Ministers in respect of the Winter Heating Payment.


Annex 1: Client Eligibility

Benefit in Payment / Qualifying Conditions for Winter Heating Payment (WHP)

Income Support (IS) : A person may be entitled to WHP if they receive a disability premium, a severe or enhanced disability premium, any one of the pensioner premiums, a child disability premium within IS or a disability element within Child Tax Credit (CTC) or they have a child under 5 years.

Income Based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA (IB)) : A person may be entitled to WHP if their award includes a disability premium, a severe or enhanced disability premium, any one of the pensioner premiums, a child disability premium within JSA(IB) or a disability element within CTC or they have a child under 5 years.

Income Related Employment Support Allowance (ESA (IR)) : A person may be entitled to WHP if they are placed in the support group or the work-related activity group or receive a severe or enhanced disability premium, pensioner premium, or have a child who is disabled for whom they receive a disability premium within CTC or have a child under 5 years.

Pension Credit (PC) : Entitled to WHP

Support for Mortgage Interest loan (SMI) : In receipt of a Support for Mortgage Interest Loan where no other means tested benefit is in payment-Loan Only Case.

Universal Credit (UC) :

Universal Credit and you're not in employment:

You may be entitled to WHP if you’re not employed or self-employed and also have one of the following: a limited capability for work element, a limited capability for work element with a work related activity element, a child or young person disability element, a child under 5.

Universal Credit and you're employed:

You may be entitled to WHP if you’re employed or self-employed and get a child or young person disability element.

Contact

Email: formalagreements@socialsecurity.gov.scot

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