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'NIO and Stormont cynically holding back energy support payments' - Cllr Shaun Harkin

The response to the Derry City and Strabane District Council's Hardship Fund should be an emergency signal for MLAs attending today's Stormont recall meeting, according to Cllr Shaun Harkin (People Before Profit). The Council's Heating Payment Fund ...

07 Dec 2022 at 12:33

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BREAKING: Heating Payment Fund closure

Derry City and Strabane District councillors have been informed that the Council's Heating Payment Fund (Hardship Fund) will close at 4.00pm today (Tuesday), after less than eight hours of operation, due to it being over subscribed. The online ...

06 Dec 2022 at 17:33

Scotland

Minister to set out regulations for new winter heating benefit

A minister will give evidence to a Holyrood committee on a new winter heating benefit being delivered by the Scottish Government. Social security minister Ben Macpherson will discuss the regulations for the Winter Heating Payment, which ...

15 Dec 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

New winter heating benefit moves away from ‘unjust’ system, minister insists

A new devolved benefit for winter heating payments moves away from an “unjust” system based on temperature readings, a minister has said. Ben Macpherson also responded to accusations that the £50 Winter Heating Payment would barely ...

15 Dec 2022 at 11:45

Scotland

Labour warns new Winter Heating Payment scheme could be ‘disastrous’

Thousands of Scots could be left out of pocket as a result of the Scottish Government’s “disastrous” new winter heating benefit, Labour has claimed. Under the new Winter Heating Payment scheme, eligible households are ...

28 Dec 2022 at 00:01

Scotland

Families with disabled children ‘received £4m in winter heating payments’

Families with severely disabled children received more than £4 million from the Scottish Government’s Child Winter Heating Assistance scheme to heat their homes over winter, new statistics showed. The benefit, ...

26 Apr 2022 at 15:25

Scotland

Somerville urges Scots to ‘remain alert’ against winter heating scammers

Scots are being urged to “remain alert” to scams claiming to be linked to winter heating payments. Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville reminded people that Social Security Scotland – the body ...

15 Oct 2025 at 10:28

Scotland

Pensioners must have confidence on winter heating support – Swinney

Pensioners must have “confidence” about their financial support for fuel bills over the winter, John Swinney has said. The First Minister said his policy of a universal pension age winter fuel payment of ...

19 May 2025 at 13:40

Scotland

Scots pensioners to receive winter heating support by St Andrew’s Day – Swinney

A universal pension age winter fuel payment of at least £100 will be introduced in Scotland by St Andrew’s Day on November 30, John Swinney has said. The First Minister sought to contrast his own ...

19 May 2025 at 09:12

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Council Heating Payment Fund site collapses

It has been reported that the Derry City and Strabane District Council website, which was taking applications for the Heating Payment Fund (Hardship Fund), has crashed. In a social media post, ...

06 Dec 2022 at 11:33

Scotland

Almost 840,000 payments already made to help with heating bills, says minister

Scots are benefiting from the “strongest package of winter support” in the UK, Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said as figures showed almost 840,000 payments have been made ...

18 Dec 2025 at 10:42

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