Stuart Reid

Disabled people and those with health conditions, who are currently being held back from improving their lives through work, will be better supported to realise their potential under Government plans […]

Scottish Government 2023-24 Programme for Government published.   Delivering in the year ahead In the coming year, I will take forward the following critical activity. Tackling poverty · Invest £405 million

Posted 30 August 2023 Foster and kinship carers play a valuable role in providing stable and nurturing homes for children and young people, and it is important that they are

More than a class full of children are falling into homelessness every day in Scotland. Shocking isn’t it? New statistics released by the Scottish Government have revealed record breaking numbers of people

Screening and discussion for Challenge Poverty Week Venue: TBC (Aberdeen City Centre) 10am-12noon, Friday, October 6th 2023 Join shmu, Cfine, AberNecessities and Aberdeen Cyrenians for a special event to mark Challenge Poverty

If you made a claim for Income Support on or after 31 January 2011 due to a disability or heath condition, you should have been told to claim income-related Employment

Due to high demand and both dates for original stakeholder events selling out so quickly we are hosting an additional two dates to allow stakeholders who may have missed out

Campaign launched in “baby boom” months Families have been urged to apply at the earliest opportunity for Best Start Grant Pregnancy and Baby Payment in Scotland’s “baby boom” months. Figures

With children across Scotland now back at school, it isn’t too late for families to check whether they are eligible for financial support from Social Security Scotland. Two of our

Information requested Request for information 1: Claimant call wait times from 1 March 2023 to present date (20 July 2023). Request for information 2: The longest claimant call wait time recorded between