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Audit Scotland report: Rise in fraud and error detection across public sector A data matching exercise detected £21.5 million worth of fraud and payment errors across the Scottish public sector. […]
We would like to invite you to attend a free online stakeholder information event where we will share details on the roll out of Pension Age Disability Payment in Scotland. […]
August 19, 2024 Reacting to reports that the Scottish Government has reversed its plans to pilot extending concessionary bus travel to people in the asylum system, Poverty Alliance chief executive […]
The decision follows a decision by the UK Government. A leading charity for older people has expressed their disappointment in the Scottish Government’s decision to follow in the footsteps of […]
If you are having difficulty managing a benefit claim or your State Pension, there’s extra help available from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). You might be able to […]
Updated 13 August 2024 Latest update: Move to UC 19. In line with Move to UC migration plans, the department started migrating households in receipt of Employment and Support Allowance receiving tax credits […]
Carer Support Payment is being rolled out in stages: 20 November 2023 Perth and Kinross, Dundee and Western Isles local authorities 24 June 2024 Angus, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire local authorities […]
Information about Pension Credit and the closure of Tax Credits for people over State Pension age. This factsheet explains: Find out how to claim Pension Credit. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pension-credit
· Carers UK report is a dossier showing widespread evidence of the shocking impact Carer’s Allowance overpayments are having on carers’ lives and their ability to do paid work. · […]
Capping welfare payments for workless families increases employment and economic inactivity: evidence from the UK’s benefit cap In this paper, we examine the labour market effects of lowering the UK’s […]
It’s the kids that suffer’: exploring how the UK’s benefit cap and two-child limit harm children The benefit cap and the two-child limit reduce entitlement for households claiming means-tested benefits […]
‘Don’t leave older people on a low income out in the cold’: organisations join forces to urge Chancellor to reconsider Winter Fuel Payment decision 22 charities have sent an open […]
