Stuart Reid

Published 5 August 2023 Bereaved parents who lost their partner between 9 April 2001 and 8 February 2023 may be eligible for backdated government payments. In February the Government extended […]

Universal Credit claimants who are the ‘lead carer’ of a child aged one or two are now required to attend more meetings with their Work Coach – more Work Focused

Social Security Scotland launched  Adult Disability Payment nationally in Scotland on 29 August 2022. To mark one year of delivering this new form of assistance Social Security Scotland would like

Last updated 1 August 2023 You may be able to get up to 5 payments to help with the cost of living if you’re getting certain benefits or tax credits.

August 1, 2023 Challenge Poverty Week was launched by the Poverty Alliance in 2013. We wanted to highlight the injustice of poverty in Scotland, and to show that collective action

The High Court has declared the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) failure to provide blind people with accessible communications about their benefits is unlawful after a claimant took legal

This article was first published in The Herald on 29 July 2023. By Ainhoa Lavin. This week we want to use this column to highlight a government policy that is

Sometimes benefits rules allow you to claim for a child, but that child has an immigration condition of ‘no public funds’ or has no permission to stay at all. John

Over £1.7bn is sitting waiting to be claimed by almost a million young adults, at an average value of approximately £1,900 each. In a report published today on Child Trust

Last updated 25 July 2023 Guidance on claiming Universal Credit if you’re a student. Contents Universal Credit is a monthly payment to help with your living costs. You may be