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Were you born on, or before, 21 September 1959?

Did you live in Scotland during the qualifying week?

The qualifying week was 15 to 21 September 2025.

Are you a British citizen?

If you’re unsure about your immigration status, you can check on GOV.UK (opens in a new tab).

Did you live somewhere else in the UK during the qualifying week?

The qualifying week was 15 to 21 September 2025.

Did you get your post sent to a Scottish address during the qualifying week?

The qualifying week was 15 to 21 September 2025.

Were you in custody, under a sentence imposed by a court, for the whole qualifying week?

The qualifying week was 15 to 21 September 2025.

Were you in hospital, getting free treatment, for the whole time between 16 September 2024 and 21 September 2025?

This means the whole qualifying week and the 52 weeks leading up to it. The qualifying week was 15 to 21 September 2025.

Were you in residential care for the whole qualifying week?

This means either a care home or a hospital that is not part of the NHS. The qualifying week was 15 to 21 September 2025.

The qualifying week was 15 to 21 September 2025.

Did you go into care any time before 23 June 2025?

Did you get any of these benefits during the qualifying week?

  • Pension Credit
  • Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
  • Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
  • Income Support
  • Universal Credit

The qualifying week was 15 to 21 September 2025.

Did you get any of these benefits during the qualifying week?

  • Pension Credit
  • Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
  • Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
  • Income Support
  • Universal Credit

The qualifying week was 15 to 21 September 2025.

Did you get that benefit as a joint award with a partner?

Did you live with anyone else who gets Pension Age Winter Heating Payment?

This usually means anyone else who had also reached State Pension age.

Were you born on, or before, 21 September 1945?

Were you born on, or before, 21 September 1945?

Was your partner born on, or before, 21 September 1945?

Does your passport or residence permit say that you have no recourse to public funds?

If this applies to you, it will state 'no recourse to public funds' with your immigration status. You'll find this on one of these:

  • your residence permit
  • your biometric residence permit (BRP)
  • the entry clearance stamp or sticker in your passport

Your payment will be based on your situation before you went into care

The rest of the questions will be about that time, not the qualifying week.

Did you get any of these benefits before you went into care?

  • Pension Credit
  • Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
  • Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
  • Income Support
  • Universal Credit

Did you live with anyone else who’ll also be eligible for Pension Age Winter Heating Payment this year?

This usually means anyone else who had also reached State Pension age.

Were you born on, or before, 21 September 1945?

Did you live with anyone born on, or before, 21 September 1945?

Were you born on, or before, 21 September 1945?

Based on your answers, you're not eligible for Pension Age Winter Heating Payment

To be eligible, you needed to be State Pension age or older. You can:

Based on your answers, you're not eligible for Pension Age Winter Heating Payment

To be eligible, you need to have lived in Scotland on at least the last day of the qualifying week.

If you live somewhere else in the UK, you might be eligible for Winter Fuel Payment instead. Find out more about Winter Fuel Payment on GOV.UK.

Based on your answers, you're not eligible for Pension Age Winter Heating Payment

To be eligible, you needed to have your post sent to a Scottish address. Find out about other support with energy bills.

Based on your answers, you're not eligible for Pension Age Winter Heating Payment

This is because your current immigration status means that you cannot get help from public funds. Find out about other support with energy bills.

Based on your answers, you're not eligible for Pension Age Winter Heating Payment

This is because you were in custody during the qualifying week. Find out about other support with energy bills.

Based on your answers, you're not eligible for Pension Age Winter Heating Payment

This is because you were in hospital during the qualifying week and the 52 weeks leading up to it. Find out about other support with energy bills.

Based on your answers, you're not eligible for Pension Age Winter Heating Payment

This is because you got one of those benefits and were in care for:

  • the whole qualifying week
  • the 12 weeks before it

Find out about other support with energy bills.

Based on your answers, you're eligible for £203.40

You can:

Based on your answers, you're eligible for £305.10

You can:

Based on your answers, you're eligible for £203.40

It’ll be paid to the main person getting the benefit from the Department for Work and Pensions.

You can:

Based on your answers, you're eligible for £305.10

It’ll be paid to the main person getting the benefit from the Department for Work and Pensions.

You can:

Based on your answers, you're eligible for £101.70

You can:

Based on your answers, you're eligible for £152.55

You can:

Based on your answers, you're eligible for £203.40

You can:

 

Based on your answers, you're eligible for £152.55

You can:

Based on your answers, you're eligible for £101.70

You can:

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