April 2024

Published 17 April 2024 Five council areas named as first to get Pension Age Disability Payment Pensioners in five Scottish local authorities will be the first in the country eligible for […]

Single people with long-term disability that stops them working will be much poorer after rollout, Resolution Foundation says The rollout of universal credit is on course to make thousands of

From Monday 8 April 2024, the State Pension increased by 8.5 percent. This means pensioners receiving the full new State Pension will get an extra £900 a year. Pension Credit,

More than 130,000 people have already switched from Tax Credits to Universal Credit system which allows claimants to access their benefits and amend their claim should their circumstances change.  The

Better employment is the key to tackling poverty in Scotland Today, one in four children – one-quarter of a million – live in poverty. Hitting the final statutory target of

Thu, 11 April 2024 People receiving Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payments (PIP) or Disability Living Allowance (DLA) from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) could be eligible for up

Published 08 April 2024 All disabled children and young people in Scotland who receive disability benefits will now be paid directly from Social Security Scotland. Those children and young people who

Almost £2 million of funding for a wide range of projects to support ongoing work to tackle poverty and inequalities in Aberdeenshire has been approved. The budget was agreed by

In summary: Findings: The Tribunal notes that unlike a move from one mainstream rented property to another, a move between supported, refuge and temporary accommodation and mainstream accommodation is “unlikely

Contents The ’Administrative Earnings Threshold’ (AET) The AET is an amount you can earn that affects what you’re asked to agree to. For individual claimants, the AET is £743 per assessment