Child Winter Heating Payment

Social Security Scotland is an executive agency of the Scottish Government. We help the people of Scotland by delivering a range of social security payments.

One of the benefits we deliver is the Child Winter Heating Payment which helps disabled children and young people and their families with increased heating costs over winter.

Children and young people in Scotland can get the assistance if they're under 19 years old and get one of the following 'qualifying benefits':

the highest rate of the care component of Child Disability Payment
the highest rate of the care component of Disability Living Allowance for children
the enhanced daily living component of Personal Independence Payment
the enhanced rate of the daily living component of Adult Disability Payment

Eligible children and young people living in Scotland do not need to apply. They’ll get their payment automatically.

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