Pension Age Winter Heating Payment consultation: easy read

This consultation is to gather evidence on people’s views of the current benefit, consider how we could improve the system already in place and ask if the policy intent set out will best meet the needs of those it aims to help.


Effects on different groups of people and businesses

We want PAWHP to work for everyone.

We will think about how changes could affect people and groups differently because of their protected characteristics.

Find out about protected characteristics in this Easy Read document.

Question 17. Please tell us any information you wish to share on how PAWHP will affect groups who share protected characteristics.

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Question 18. Please tell us any information you wish to share about how PAWHP might affect businesses in Scotland.

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We need to make sure PAWHP works for people wherever they live.

Question 19. Please tell us any information you wish to share about how PAWHP might affect the people who live on Scottish islands.

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We need to think about how PAWHP can help make things fairer by helping people:

  • on lower incomes
  • who have other challenges because of their background, or where they live

Question 20. Please tell us any information you want us to know about how PAWHP could make life fairer.

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Question 21. If there is anything else you would like to tell us about PAWHP please type it here:

Contact

Email: winterbenefitspolicy@gov.scot

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