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Can you help? Scottish child payment research with parents and carers
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 […]
Issuing a written statement in the House of Commons today, Stephen Timms highlights that the Programme’s latest statistics show that almost a million households have been notified of the need to make […]
A £15 million funding boost to the Help to Claim scheme will support thousands of people moving from Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) to Universal Credit, the Department for Work […]
Spaces are limited so book ASAP to secure yours before tickets are gone! No Time to Lose – Supporting Over 50s This Winter14th November from 10:30 – 11:30am Age Scotland […]
CK v Secretary of State for Work & Pensions: [2024] UKUT 331 (AAC) Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Stout on 18 October 2024 Read the full decision […]
Tens of thousands more unpaid carers in Scotland can apply for a new benefit from today (4 November). Carer Support Payment, which is a payment of £81.90 per week paid […]
https://www.gov.scot/publications/interim-report-independent-review-adult-disability-payment/documents The Independent Review of Adult Disability Payment interim report provided by Edel Harris OBE. The interim report highlights emerging findings and initial priorities capable of early action to ensure […]
Universal Credit – Extend the £2,500 surplus earnings threshold for one year from April 2025. The measure maintains the surplus earnings threshold at £2,500 for Universal Credit claimants for a […]
Decision in full SSS v AH, SSS v AS, SSS v SS, SSS v GA The appeal in each case is allowed. The decision of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland […]
Statement made on 30 October 2024 Statement made by Liz Kendall Secretary of State for Work and Pensions I have concluded my statutory annual review of state pension and benefit […]
From April 2025, unpaid carers will be able to earn over £30 more a week without losing their entitlement to Carer’s Allowance. Currently, the earnings limit is set a £151 […]