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As part of a Scottish Government Pilot – Cash-First: Towards Ending the Need for Food Banks in Scotland – ACVO are co-designing a project alongside partner organisations, with the aim of breaking […]

Vulnerable clients migrating from IR ESA (LCWRA) to UC expected to provide fit notes and look for work. DWP’s Universal Credit Senior Responsible Owner says there is an ‘existing’ process

The Financial Times has launched the Chancellor Game: an interactive experience that challenges players to step into the shoes of the UK’s chief financial minister and devise a plan for the Budget. 

How Universal Credit is affected by having money, savings and investments. We call this ‘capital’. Contents

Pension Credit tops up pension income and can help with day-to-day living costs. If you are over State Pension age, you may be eligible to claim Pension Credit, even if

On the 4 October we  were pleased to be able to kick-off Challenge Poverty Week early with a focus on rural Scotland. Thank you to all our speakers and contributors and to

MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE) founder Martin Lewis has issued a warning to steer clear of using third-parties that charge you to trace lost Child Trust Funds – you can do it yourself

DWP is urging Tax Credit customers to respond to their Universal Credit migration notices so they continue to receive benefits DWP is urging Tax Credit customers to respond to their Universal

People urged to check and use Best Start Foods card   Families getting a Scottish benefit to help them buy healthy foods are being urged to check their balance on their

One key rationale behind the design of Universal Credit is administrative simplicity. But that apparent simplicity ends up concealing the complexity of people’s different lives and circumstances, resulting in claimants