A Scottish Labour Government will reinstate the Winter Fuel Payment

Scottish Labour will reinstate the Winter Fuel Payment if elected in 2026.

The Winter Fuel Payment was supposed to be a devolved benefit this year and there were additional resources available to the Scottish Government through the Household Support Fund.

That meant we could have taken a different approach in Scotland to support more households this year – instead, the SNP decided to hand the power back to the Department for Work and Pensions.

For months, Scottish Labour has said that the eligibility criterion of pension credit is too low and called for a Scottish solution to this issue.

That’s why Scottish Labour will:

• Take back this devolved power from the Department for Work and Pensions.
• Reinstate the Winter Fuel Payment.
• Deliver a fairer system to ensure that everyone who needs support gets it.

A UK Labour government is clearing up the mess left by a chaotic Tory government. Here in Scotland, people are demanding a new direction and in 2026 we have the opportunity to deliver it with a Scottish Labour government.