Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018

Prospective

PART 2 S ASSISTANCE TO BE GIVEN

Domestic circumstances and age S

8 S The regulations may make the value of the cold-spell heating assistance that is to be given to an individual depend on—

(a) whether or not other people live in the individual's home,

(b) the age of either or both—

(i) the individual, and

(ii) anyone else who lives in the individual's home.

Restriction on giving assistance in a form other than money S

9 (1) The regulations may allow cold-spell heating assistance to be given to an individual in a form other than money only if the individual (or a person acting on the individual's behalf) has agreed to the assistance being given in that form. S

(2) If the regulations include provision of the kind mentioned in sub-paragraph (1), they must allow an individual (or a person acting on the individual's behalf) to withdraw agreement to being given cold-spell heating assistance in a form other than money at any time.