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Scottish Government to increase some benefits by 6%

Some benefits in Scotland will be upped by 6% under Scottish Government plans. The Job Start Payment, Young Carer’s Grant, Funeral Support, Best Start Grant, Carer’s Allowance Supplement and Child Winter Heading Assistance will all rise by 6%. All ...

16 Mar 2022 at 17:55

Chancellor under fire for failing to top up benefits in line with inflation

The Chancellor is accused of being “woefully out of touch with the reality facing millions of families” after he failed to announce an uprating of benefits in his spring statement. Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), ...

23 Mar 2022 at 19:25

Sunak urged to help those facing ‘poverty and hardship’ with emergency budget

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is being urged to set out an emergency budget to help millions across the UK who face being “plunged into poverty and hardship” as a result of the cost of living crisis. SNP MP Alison Thewliss demanded action from the UK ...

03 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Government urged to support households and cut fossil fuel use as bills soar

More than 30 campaign groups are urging the Government to provide more support for households, cut gas use and shift to renewables as bills soar. The call comes ahead of the Spring Statement and Government plans to bolster the UK’s energy ...

15 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

MSPs approve new disability benefit but deem it a ‘missed opportunity’

A new disability benefit has been described as “underwhelming” by an MSP, with another saying he voted for it “with a heavy heart”. The Adult Disability Payment, which is due to launch this summer in Scotland, will replace the Personal ...

27 Jan 2022 at 13:55

Energy price rise could ‘devastate’ poorest families – analysis

The poorest adults could be forced to spend more than half of their income after housing on rising energy bills which could “devastate” the poorest families, analysis suggests. Low-income families could spend on average 18% of their ...

18 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Report warns ‘porous safety net’ leaving society’s poorest close to destitution

People receiving unemployment benefit on its own are receiving only slightly more than would tip them into destitution, a report has warned. The welfare system is “almost unrecognisable” to that created after the Second World War ...

19 Jan 2022 at 01:26

Terminally ill benefits claimants to be exempt from work search requirements

Terminally ill benefits claimants in Britain will not have to demonstrate that they are taking measures such as looking for work in order to receive support, the Government has said. Chloe Smith, minister for disabled people, ...

24 Jan 2022 at 18:55

Share of children in material deprivation ‘fell by a quarter before pandemic’

The proportion of children living in families which could not afford essentials fell by a quarter in the six years before the coronavirus pandemic, research suggests. The rate of children in material deprivation fell from ...

14 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Motoring News

Majority of drivers unaware of EV-focused tyre benefits

The uptake in EVs continues with recent figures showing a 14.6 per cent increase battery-powered vehicle registrations during June. Yet according to a new survey, many owners of electric vehicles are unaware of the ...

07 Jul 2022 at 15:11

Pause deductions to benefits to give ‘breathing space’ on cost of living – MPs

The Government must pause benefits deductions to give struggling households “much-needed breathing space” during the cost-of-living crisis, MPs have said. Automatic payments to the Government and others, taken out ...

27 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Reducing poverty and inequality should be ‘urgent public health necessity’

Reducing poverty and economic inequality in the UK should be an “urgent public health necessity” as these are “toxic” to mental and physical health, a report warns. The Centre for Mental Health is sounding the ...

26 Jul 2022 at 01:01

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