Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA)

The Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) carried out in relation to the Winter Heating Assistance (Pension Age) (Scotland) Regulations 2024


Footnotes

1. Winter Fuel Payment statistics for winter 2022 to 2023

2. Equality Act 2010

3. Social Security Experience Panels: publications

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5. Age UK calls on everyone to look out for their older family members and friends this wintertime

6. The impact of rapidly rising energy bills on older people in Scotland (ageuk.org.uk)

7. Scottish Health Survey 2019 (www.gov.scot)

8. Scottish Health Survey 2022 (www.gov.scot)

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10. Scottish House Condition Survey - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

11. Equality Evidence

12. Social Security Experience Panels: Pension Age Winter Heating Payment - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

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14. Taking the temperature energy survey | Age Scotland (ageuk.org.uk)

15. Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2019-22 (data.gov.scot)

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17. Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2020-23 (data.gov.scot)

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19. Scottish house condition survey: 2022 key findings - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

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26. Fairer Scotland Action Plan - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

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29. The Scottish Health Survey 2020 edition - telephone survey

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33. Social Security Experience (www.gov.scot)

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35. Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2019-22 (data.gov.scot)

36. Healthy Ageing in Scotland - Pilot Survey Report

37. Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2019-22 (data.gov.scot)

38. Scottish Health Survey 2022 Main Report Volume 1 (www.gov.scot)

39. Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2017-20 (data.gov.scot)

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41. Languages | Scotland's Census (scotlandscensus.gov.uk)

42. New Age UK analysis finds one in five UK women pensioners now living in poverty

43. 7. Housing - Gypsy/Travellers in Scotland - A Comprehensive Analysis of the 2011 Census - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

44. Improving access for Gypsy/Travellers to the NHS and health and social care in Scotland (publichealthscotland.scot)

45. Social Security Experience (www.gov.scot)

46. 1. Introduction - Pension Age Winter Heating Payment (PAWHP): consultation analysis - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

47. Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2019-22 (data.gov.scot)

48. New Age UK analysis finds one in five UK women pensioners now living in poverty

Contact

Email: winterbenefitspolicy@gov.scot

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