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Published on 8 November 2024 Following a bulge in claims, recent figures suggest new disability benefits may not pose as big a cost to the Scottish Budget 2024 as first […]
Tackling hardship for people receiving work-related disability benefits Date published: 14 November 2024 People receiving ‘work-related disability benefits’ – health-related Universal Credit (UC) or Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) – […]
Coming into force on 20 November 2024, new regulations have been issued in Scotland that provide for the introduction of Pension Age Winter Heating Payment (PAWHP). Policy note accompanying the […]
5,389 appeals have been received in 2024 to date. In response to a Freedom of Information request, the figures set out the number of appeal receipts in each year from […]
The average wait has doubled from 25 working days in September to 52 working days in October, leaving pensioners at risk of facing cold weather without winter fuel payments Waiting […]
New figures follow last month’s statements on uprating from the Work and Pensions Secretary and Chief Secretary to the Treasury – questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2024-10-30/hcws175 The new rates will apply in the tax […]
FOI request dated 06/11/2024 Financial year 2023/2024 The number of UC claimants who have been overpaid UC within the specified timeframe was 873,221. The total value of these overpayments were […]
KW v Social Security Scotland Summary General approach to appeals to the UTS – Three principles which guide the grant or refusal of permission in social security appeals in Scotland. […]
Free training for money advisers Join us for a training session on TV Licensing essentials and supporting people with priority debts. · Date: Wednesday, 27th November 2024 · Time: 11am […]
DWP is conducting research into the experiences of non-digital UC claimants. Please pass this invitation on to anyone you know who might be interested in taking part in an interview. […]
CPAG in Scotland’s Strengthening Social Security research project is investigating the circumstances in which parents and carers on a low income can miss out on Scottish child payment and the […]
Universal Credit claimants who were sanctioned and forced to claim and repay Recoverable Hardship Payments should consider whether they are eligible for a refund following the announcement of a new […]
