From this winter, PAWHP will provide support to people of state pension age with an income of £35,000 or below.
Pensioners who were born on, or before, 21 September 1959 and were living in Scotland during the qualifying week - Monday 15 September to Sunday 21 September 2025 - will receive the payment.
Most eligible people will be paid automatically.
Payment Amount
Generally, a payment of £203.40 per pensioner household with no individual aged 80 or over, or £305.10 per pensioner households with an individual aged 80 or over.
Individual payments of between £101.70 and £305.10, depending on age and household composition.
Payment Timings
These payments will be made from November 2025 by Social Security Scotland.
For pensioners with a taxable income of over £35,000, the payment will be taken back through the tax system.
Please be advised that you will only be contacted by letter, if anyone tries to call or send you a text then this will be a scam.