Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (BRIA)

Declaration and publication

77. I have read the Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment, and I am satisfied that:

a) it represents a fair and reasonable view of the expected costs, benefits, and impact of the policy, and

b) that the benefits justify the costs.

78. I am satisfied that business impact has been assessed with the support of businesses in Scotland.

Signed on the original

Date: 25 September 2024

Minister’s name: Shirley-Anne Somerville

Minister’s title: Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice

Scottish Government Contact point: winterbenefitspolicy@gov.scot