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Subject: Invitation to apply for Universal Free School Meals Parents or guardians of a Primary 6 or 7 pupil, may be eligible for Universal Free School Meals, subject to receiving […]

In R (Roberts) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2025] EWHC 51 (Admin) (16 January 2025) the High Court (Fordham J) decides that the Government’s policy on making deductions from […]

Exclusive: Ministers considering options to bring down child poverty without removing rule entirely Parents of under-fives could be exempted from the government’s two-child benefit limit under a range of options […]

JA v Social Security Scotland In a recent case, Social Security Scotland failed to provide the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) with the contact details of a claimant’s representative, deviating from their […]

Posted on 19th February 2025 A new legal briefing sets out steps the Scottish Government and local authorities can take now to mitigate the harm caused to people in Scotland by […]

Tenant challenged procedure after £500 docked from universal credit payment at landlord’s request, with whom he was in dispute over repairs A “computer says yes” program that automatically approves landlord […]

The Aberdeen Cash First Project, part of the Scottish Government’s “Cash-First: Towards Ending the Need for Food Banks in Scotland” pilot, aims to understand how access to financial crisis support […]

For hearing and speech impaired customers: DWP utilise the Video Relay Service (VRS) which enables customers to communicate in real time via a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter using a […]

Information on how the Scottish Budget is funded, and the current spending plans for the year ahead. Scottish Budget 2025 to 2026: guide The Scottish Government is accountable to the […]

Closes 18 Apr 2025 Opened 21 Feb 2025 Overview This consultation seeks views on the Scottish Government’s proposed approach to mitigate the two-child cap policy applied by the UK Government. The two-child […]

Reforming incapacity and disability benefits to make the system work Thursday 6 March 20259:30 am – 10:45 am Britain is becoming sicker, with a sustained increase in levels of ill-health […]

UTS/AS/24/0052 involves a tribunal error in law. Background The case revolves around a claimant who was given a 579-page appeal bundle the day before a telephone hearing. The tribunal failed […]