Campaigners have said this threshold is too low, and will put two million vulnerable pensioners at risk of missing out.

Every pensioner household in Scotland will receive a winter fuel payment next year, the Scottish government has announced.

Marie Curie is now calling on the Government to guarantee that any person with a terminal illness receives the allowance.

Shirley-Anne Somerville is expected to announce a new benefit to help pensioners who lost their winter fuel payments.

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Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville announced the news in a statement to the Scottish parliament on Thursday.