Winter Heating Payment

Some people in Scotland get a single payment during winter called Winter Heating Payment.

How you get Winter Heating Payment

You will get Winter Heating Payment automatically if you get one of the benefits that make you eligible. 

Social Security Scotland uses your data to decide if you get Winter Heating Payment. Using your data in this way does not affect your data protection rights.

Getting Winter Heating Payment does not affect any other benefits you may get, such as Winter Fuel Payment.

When you get it

You'll automatically get the single payment between December and February. This does not depend on how cold it is.

You'll get a letter or an email from Social Security Scotland telling you it's coming. It appears as 'WHP' on your bank statement, WHP stands for Winter Heating Payment.

If you think you missed it

If your data does not automatically result in a payment, a Social Security Scotland will: 

• look at your data again
• consider whether you are eligible or not
• pay you if you are eligible or
• write to you to explain their decision

If you're worried that you have missed a Winter Heating Payment that you should have got, send Social Security Scotland a request.