August 2024

Fuel poverty is a major problem in Scotland. More than one in four people can’t afford to heat their homes to an adequate level. For those living in fuel poverty, […]

Free bus travel boosted mental health and integration for asylum seekers, refugee organisations said. But the Scottish government has ended a £2million pilot Refugee organisations have criticised the Scottish government’s

In line with Move to Universal Credit (UC) migration plans, the Government has started migrating households in receipt of Employment and Support Allowance receiving tax credits in July 2024 Housing

The Government has extended a consultation on the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) to ensure there is suitable time for feedback from external organisations.  The consultation, launched on 8 May 2024,

Over the last decade, the number of under-16s in receipt of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) in England and Wales has doubled, reaching 682,000 in 2023, equivalent to one-in-sixteen children. This

In April 2023, the BBC reported that Calpol was the item most likely to be stolen from supermarkets in a deprived part of London (Warren and Gregory 2023). Calpol is

In this long-read, Independent Age’s Senior Policy Officer Tatiana Sherwood explores what it’s like to claim financial support past State Pension age, and the devastating impact if people are not

MR v The Secretary of State for Work and Pension: [2024] UKUT 199 (AAC) Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Stout on 10 July 2024. Read the full

Pensioners urged to check if they could be eligible for Pension Credit to secure the Winter Fuel Payment, worth up to £300 per household. The Department for Work and Pensions

Child Benefit can be claimed for children after they turn 16 if they are staying on in approved education or training. Parents have less than 2 weeks to tell HM