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Like a foodbank but for mobile data, the National Databank provides free mobile SIM cards for people who can’t access the internet.  Internet access is essential in today’s society, and […]

If you or a loved one need help to connect to the internet, check to see if there’s local support near you. If you’re here to learn digital skills as […]

Unclaimed Pension Credit by local authority area Authority               Pension Credit amount                  Pension Credit missed claims Aberdeen City                   £4,432,055                                                   1,911 Aberdeenshire                   £4,327,223                                                   2,121 Moray                                   £2,240,181                                                  1,082

Fuel poverty is a major problem in Scotland. More than one in four people can’t afford to heat their homes to an adequate level. For those living in fuel poverty, […]

Free bus travel boosted mental health and integration for asylum seekers, refugee organisations said. But the Scottish government has ended a £2million pilot Refugee organisations have criticised the Scottish government’s […]

In line with Move to Universal Credit (UC) migration plans, the Government has started migrating households in receipt of Employment and Support Allowance receiving tax credits in July 2024 Housing […]

The Government has extended a consultation on the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) to ensure there is suitable time for feedback from external organisations.  The consultation, launched on 8 May 2024, […]

Over the last decade, the number of under-16s in receipt of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) in England and Wales has doubled, reaching 682,000 in 2023, equivalent to one-in-sixteen children. This […]

In April 2023, the BBC reported that Calpol was the item most likely to be stolen from supermarkets in a deprived part of London (Warren and Gregory 2023). Calpol is […]

In this long-read, Independent Age’s Senior Policy Officer Tatiana Sherwood explores what it’s like to claim financial support past State Pension age, and the devastating impact if people are not […]

MR v The Secretary of State for Work and Pension: [2024] UKUT 199 (AAC) Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Stout on 10 July 2024. Read the full […]

Pensioners urged to check if they could be eligible for Pension Credit to secure the Winter Fuel Payment, worth up to £300 per household. The Department for Work and Pensions […]