The Government has announced changes to strengthen Statutory Sick Pay which will benefit more than one million employees across the UK as part of efforts to grow the economy. Through […]
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The transfer of existing Attendance Allowance claims to Pension Age Disability Payment for customers who live in Scotland began on 24 February 2025. Customers living in Scotland who currently get
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Tax credits are closing on 5 April 2025, and customers must respond to their migration notices by their deadline date to continue to receive financial support from the Government. DWP
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People have until 5 April 2025 to fill gaps in their National Insurance (NI) record dating back to 6 April 2006. After this date, payments can only be made for
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The Citizens Advice Scotland Help to Claim service is trialling a call back service. If you require our assistance, you now have the option to request a call back from one
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The £2,500 threshold for calculating surplus earnings under Universal Credit has been extended until 31 March 2026, as announced by Stephen Timms MP on 26 February 2025. This means that
It has been confirmed that from April 2025 a new Fair Repayment Rate will be introduced, reducing the UC deductions overall cap from 25% to 15%. This change will be
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Tuesday, March 25 · 10am – 4pm Woodhill House, Westburn Road Aberdeen AB16 5GB Ensuring that everyone in Scotland has reliable access to affordable and nutritious food is a core
Free event: Cash First, Human Rights & Dignity Read More »
Question reference: S6W-33839 Question To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many tenancy deposits were unclaimed at the end of the tenancy agreement in each year
More than 20,000 protected tenancy deposits went unclaimed in Scotland in 2023/2024 Read More »
The purpose of this document is to provide links to all the legislation concerned with Scottish Social Security. It contains hyperlinks to all primary and secondary legislation developed by the
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