TV Licensing – Licence Fee Update
We would like to inform you of the upcoming changes to the TV Licence fee, effective from Tuesday 1st April 2025. The annual cost of a standard colour TV Licence […]
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March 2025
RM against Social Security Scotland – ‘adequacy of reasons’
Case Overview Background First-tier Tribunal Decision Grounds for Appeal Upper Tribunal Decision Legal Points www.bailii.org/scot/cases/ScotUT/2025/2025ut18.html
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Community Link Workers in Scotland
This blog explores the role of community link workers in Scotland. It begins by outlining what community link workers are, how many are currently working in Scotland, and how the
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Potential impact of new Fair Repayment Rate from April 2025
Date 18/03/2025 Universal Credit claimants can have various deductions taken from their UC entitlement including for repaying advances and debts, including those owed to the DWP (such as repaying overpayments
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Open consultation – Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper
This publication is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/pathways-to-work-reforming-benefits-and-support-to-get-britain-working-green-paper This Green Paper is an important staging post on a journey of reform, building on the vision and approach set out in the Get Britain
Disability Benefit Reform – implications for Scotland
March 18, 2025 The UK Government has announced reforms to health and disability benefits. This blog looks at how the proposals for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) could affect Scotland. PIP was devolved
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Problems with your energy supplier? We’re here to help
We provide free, practical advice and information on energy-related matters to the citizens of Scotland. We can provide advice and information if you: Call 0808 196 8660 Monday to Friday 9am
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Cost of living support
Published 11 March 2025 More than £2 million will fund wrap-around support to households. The Scottish Government will invest nearly £2.2 million to enable the Wise Group to provide wrap-around
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Pension Age Disability Payment replaces Attendance Allowance
Published 11 March 2025 Social Security Scotland has started the transfer of 169,000 benefit awards. Pension Age Disability Payment is replacing Attendance Allowance in Scotland. Social Security Scotland has
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Delivering free school meals
Published 11 March 2025 Proposed regulations to support next phase of rollout. Families could get quicker access to free school meals under proposed new regulations laid in Parliament. If agreed
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