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Last updated 26 July 2023 The annual update of Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics for 2022-23. This includes annual statistics on Community Care Grants and Crisis grants from 2013, as well as […]

Published 24 July 2023 From today (24 July 2023), parents of children aged 1 and 2 on Universal Credit will start to benefit from meeting more frequently with work coaches

ou must tell the office that pays your benefit as soon as possible if you go into a care home for one night or longer. You should also tell them

Published 17 July 2023 From September 2023 people with pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme will automatically have their status extended by 2 years before it expires if they

We have developed eLearning courses to help frontline workers who do not work in welfare rights get to grips with important changes in the benefits system. These courses are currently free: ADVANTAGES OF

NEXT CLINIC 20th JULY 2023 Our NR,NE Partnership Facilitators and Citizens Rights Project volunteers; Iona and Laura have new dates for their EU Settlement Scheme Application Support Clinics. To note

Most people entitled to the £150 Disability Cost of Living Payment will have been paid automatically between 20 June and 4 July. Customers can now report a missing payment if

The DWP’s annual report and accounts for 2022-23 also disclosed that the national insurance records for 10 million people claiming universal credit “have not been updated properly’ The disclosures prompted Whitehall’s spending

DMG Memo 6/23 This Memo provides guidance on changes made by The Scotland Act 2016 (Social Security) (DisabilityLiving Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations 2023. These regulations come into force on 7 July

Some people may have Home Responsibilities Protection (HRP) missing from their National Insurance records, which could affect their State Pension – find out what this means, and what the government