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News - 20 December 2023

Winter Heating Payments begin

Money to help with heating costs is on its way to around 400,000 people on low incomes. Winter Heating Payment is paid in batches to eligible clients, with the first payments paid this week. The majority of people will receive their payment by the end of January 2024.

News - 24 June 2025

More than £6 billion paid to our clients since 2018

We’ve delivered vital support to more than one million people in Scotland through our benefits since 2018. More than £6 billion has been paid to people who qualify for our payments, helping them to heat their homes, with the extra costs of being disabled and feeding their families.

News - 7 October 2024

Financial support to help families of disabled children heat their homes

An annual payment of £251.50 to help families with extra energy costs is on its way to an estimated 32,000 children and young people across Scotland.

News - 9 January 2025

People in Scotland urged to check if they’re eligible for thousands in financial support

Unpaid carers, disabled people and people on low incomes could be entitled to thousands of pounds in benefits in 2025. 

Events - 13 March 2023

Disability Benefits – Supporting Information – Third Sector - Organisations

Collecting supporting information on behalf of clients is a key difference in how Social Security Scotland support clients applying for our disability benefits. It is particularly important for those clients who would be unable to gather this information on their own or may find doing so is a barrier to applying for a disability benefit.

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