# The Winter Heating Assistance (Pension Age) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025, Regulation 3: Amendment of the Winter Heating Assistance (Pension Age) (Scotland) Regulations 2024


In regulation 2 (interpretation) after the definition of “relevant benefit” insert—
““residential care” means, disregarding any period of temporary absence, a care home or an independent hospital where the individual has lived in a care home or independent hospital throughout the qualifying week and for the 12 weeks immediately preceding the qualifying week,”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2025/9780111063392/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-winter-heating-assistance-pension-age-scotland-amendment-regulations-2025/regulation-3
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