Wednesday 30 April 2025 New Fair Repayment Rate – which comes into force today – caps Universal Credit deductions at 15%, down from 25%. The Fair Repayment Rate places a […]
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April 28, 2025 Welcome progress to reduce child poverty has been made by the Scottish Government since the introduction of the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017, which has driven action
April 2025 About this factsheet This factsheet gives information about Universal Credit, a means-tested benefit for people under State Pension age (currently 66 years). It may also apply to people
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For babies born on or after 6 April 2025 new support will be available for employed parents (or similar carers) whose child needsto receive neonatal care soon after birth. The
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April 23, 2025 Our social security system is a public service and a basic human right that should secure the wellbeing of everyone in society. However, rather than preventing and
Briefing: Scottish Government debate on UK Government Welfare Reforms Read More »
April 23, 2025 Our social security system is a public service and a basic human right that should secure the wellbeing of everyone in society. The Scottish Government is consulting on
VSA, the social care charity supporting the people of Aberdeen & north-east Scotland, announces today that its fuel fund enabled over 2000 Aberdonians to heat their homes over Winter. According to
The benefits system is complicated; it can be difficult to work out what you are entitled to, and how to claim it. Many older people in Scotland aren’t claiming the
Free Benefits Workshops from Age Scotland Read More »
Nationwide roll out completed with the new benefit extended to 14 more areas Pension Age Disability Payment is now open for applications across Scotland. The national rollout follows successful pilots
Pension age disability payment now open for applications across the whole of Scotland Read More »
April 22, 2025 At The Poverty Alliance, we believe that people with experience of living on a low income should help shape the solutions to poverty. Over the last decade
Briefing: Citizens Across Scotland – Making Change Together Read More »
