Sea spaghetti, red algae, and sea buckthorn may not be the ingredients that come to mind when you think of Scottish cuisine.

Following the announcement that pensioners who receive under £35,000 a year will now receive winter fuel allowance, HMRC has confirmed it will take back the money from those with incomes above £35,000 ...

John Swinney has defended his U-turn on a universal winter fuel payment, saying the Scottish Government had to “target and focus the resources that are available to us”. The First Minister had ...

Last week, the Chancellor announced in her Spending Review that winter fuel payments would be extended out to include all those with an income of less than £35,000.

Scotland to recover winter fuel payment from better-off pensioners 18 June 2025 Getty Images All pensioners with an income of less than £35,000 will qualify for the payment ...

Speaking in Glasgow on Monday, the First Minister confirmed the Scottish Government’s benefit would at least match that proposed by the UK Government. Pensioners south of the border who earn under £35 ...

The Scottish Government’s devolved version of the winter fuel payment will match the value of the UK benefit, John Swinney has announced. Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed last week that the ...

John Swinney has said no pensioner in Scotland will lose out after the Labour Government reversed its decision to axe the Winter Fuel Payment. However, the First Minister refused to say whether ...

Following the initial decision to cut the universal benefit, the Scottish Government was forced to delay its plans for the pension age winter heating payment, but in December it announced ...