Child Winter Heating Payment

Child Winter Heating Payment is a yearly payment to help disabled children and young people and their families with increased heating costs over winter. The payment for winter 2023/24 is £235.70 and will begin in November 2023. 

Will I be eligible for the Child Winter Heating Payment? 

Children and young people in Scotland may be eligible for the Child Winter Heating Payment if they're under 19 years old and get one of the following 'qualifying benefits':

• the highest rate of the care component of Child Disability Payment;
• the highest rate of the care component of Disability Living Allowance for children
• the enhanced daily living component of Personal Independence Payment; or
• the enhanced rate of the daily living component of Adult Disability Payment.

To be eligible, the young person must have received the qualifying benefit on at least one day in the third week of September (Monday 18 September to Sunday 24 September 2023).  If there is more than one child or young person who qualifies in the household, they each get a payment. 

Do I/we need to apply?  

Eligible children and young people living in Scotland do not need to apply. You will get a letter from Social Security Scotland before they make the payment.