Stuart Reid

Like a foodbank but for mobile data, the National Databank provides free mobile SIM cards for people who can’t access the internet.  Internet access is essential in today’s society, and […]

If you or a loved one need help to connect to the internet, check to see if there’s local support near you. If you’re here to learn digital skills as

Unclaimed Pension Credit by local authority area Authority               Pension Credit amount                  Pension Credit missed claims Aberdeen City                   £4,432,055                                                   1,911 Aberdeenshire                   £4,327,223                                                   2,121 Moray                                   £2,240,181                                                  1,082

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