Stuart Reid

Payments over Christmas and New Year https://www.gov.uk/how-to-have-your-benefits-paid Some payments will be made earlier if they’re due between 25 December 2024 and 2 January 2025. Tell the office that pays your […]

Money Advice Scotland, Citizens Advice Scotland and the Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland have updated the first edition of a their Debt Advice Handbook for Scotland. Click here to access the

Published 03 December 2024  Payments to people in receipt of benefits will be protected from inflation after the Scottish Parliament passed the Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill today. The new Act

Carlos Hagi explores some common problems and potential solutions concerning having limited capability for work related activity (LCWRA) under universal credit (UC). This article looks at some common issues around

97 claimants with pre-settled status have been awarded benefit on the grounds of destitution as a result of the DWP applying the decision in SSWP v AT [2023] EWCA Civ 1307. In

Unveiling the biggest reforms to employment support for a generation, Work and Pensions Secretary, Liz Kendall has today (26 November) published the Get Britain Working White Paper, marking the Government’s

 Published on 8 November 2024 Following a bulge in claims, recent figures suggest new disability benefits may not pose as big a cost to the Scottish Budget 2024 as first

Tackling hardship for people receiving work-related disability benefits Date published: 14 November 2024 People receiving ‘work-related disability benefits’ – health-related Universal Credit (UC) or Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) –

Coming into force on 20 November 2024, new regulations have been issued in Scotland that provide for the introduction of Pension Age Winter Heating Payment (PAWHP). Policy note accompanying the

5,389 appeals have been received in 2024 to date. In response to a Freedom of Information request, the figures set out the number of appeal receipts in each year from