Attendance Allowance to be replaced by new disability payment with no face-to-face assessments

food and heating every time his growing five-year-old daughter Mollie-Mae needs new shoes or clothes. It saddens him that he cannot give her everything he knows she deserves as he tries to find work as a trained chef.

First Minister they have called on her to “do the right thing” to help thousands of poverty-stricken children. The SCP is a vital £10-a-week payment for low income Scots that has initially been paid out for the under 6s.

Social Security Scotland next year that will replace Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for Scottish claimants. The new benefit will provide additional financial support to people of working age across Scotland with a disability, long-term illness or mental health condition.

State Pension provides essential financial support every month for around 12.6 million people across the UK, including 981,399 Scots. This regular payment is available for those who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age, which is now 66 for both men and women.

Five Sisters Zoo in West Calder, near Livingston, in May. And the staff at the popular wildlife park decided to reward him recently with a new toy to play with - and he couldn't have been happier.

police face charges over the death of Sheku Bayoh. The Sunday Mail can reveal Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain signed off a Victim’s Right to Review (VRR) on behalf of the tragic dad’s family after her predecessor James Wolffe failed to act.

Perth and Kinross punters will be able to have a drink while standing at the bar following a Scottish Government u-turn this week.

Scottish Beer & Pub Association, took to Twitter to announce that 'vertical drinking' will be allowed from August 9. It comes after industry leaders were left confused when First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that physical distancing rules were to be removed on Monday.

Best Start Foods payments this month. The payment supports low-income families to help them buy healthy food for children under the age of three, and forms part of the Scottish Government’s national mission of eradicating child poverty.

warmer weather. One thing most people find when rooting about in the loft or old jackets, purses or drawers is money.

Rangers refused to show the cinch logo on their shirts or stadium. The online car dealer has agreed an £8million deal to sponsor all four divisions, including the Scottish Premiership.

Scots boy battling a rare condition has launched a bid to help him enjoy the beach like other kids his age. Leon McCarrell, 11, suffers from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a disease which causes muscles to weaken at a quick rate.He has been confined to a wheelchair since he was three and has been unable to enjoy some activities kids his age do.That includes going to the beach on a hot day and enjoying the water.

coronavirus deaths overnight and a further 1,004 new positive cases. The latest figures were announced this afternoon as the virus continues to spread across the country.

Covid victim has been refused disability benefits despite being left unable to work and taking 10 types of medication for the last 16 months. Shereen Smith was a wedding singer and had also been in the process of setting up her own cake-making company when she was struck down by the virus in March last year.

Social Security Scotland is launching a pilot scheme next week for the new Child Disability Payment, a benefit that will replace Disability Living Allowance for Children later this year. However, it's not the only change coming for thousands of disability claimants.

Social Security Scotland is launching a pilot scheme for the new Child Disability Payment benefit in three local authority areas from Monday, July 26, ahead of national roll out in autumn 2021. Child Disability Payment will replace Disability Living Allowance Child (DLA Child) in Scotland and will be the next new benefit to be introduced by the Scottish Government.

cleared of claims she left the martial arts expert scarred for life during a rammy at their upmarket home. Claire Ingram was yesterday acquitted of attacking estranged husband Malcolm Ingram - the boss of multi-million pound Scottish car dealership The Ingram Motoring Group - by throwing plates and "similar missiles" at him.

Nicola Sturgeon ’s flagship social justice policy is the Scottish Child Payment, which gives families from low income households £10 a week.