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

Manori Ravindran International EditorJust 45 minutes before Oliver Dowden was slated to address the British television industry at the Royal Television Society confab in Cambridge, the Culture Secretary was replaced in an extensive cabinet reshuffle.Dowden was scheduled as the final session in a packed day on Wednesday.

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Emma Raducanu hit the headlines days ago, after becoming the first British woman in 44 years to win the US Open Grand Slam title. And, the 18 year old has decided to stick around in New York after her history-making victory to attend one of the biggest events of the year – the Met Gala.

vital role unpaid carers played during the coronavirus pandemic by ensuring that the Carer’s Allowance benefit continued to be paid, despite changes to the way care was being delivered due to lockdown restrictions. In March, 2020, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) introduced a relaxation of rules around breaks in care and recognition of how emotional support was being given remotely over the phone, by text messages and emails, or by video calls.

The Scottish Government has announced the new Child Disability Payment will open for new applications across the country from November 22, 2021 after the successful launch of a pilot scheme in Dundee City, Perth and Kinross and the Western Isles council areas. This is the first of the complex disability benefits to be introduced nationwide by the Scottish Government and replaces the Disability Living Allowance for Children (DLA Child), delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

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Black Country, New Road are one of 12 artists up for the Mercury Prize on Thursday night which recognises the best British album of the year. When asked by reporters on the red carpet what will they do if they win the £25,000 prize they joked: “Buy as many meal deals as that gets us.

book lovers by revealing it's actually from New Zealand. For decades we have assumed the book was Scottish - a belief so widely held that it has been taught in schools and is even found in the Scottish section in bookstores and online.The book, which was published in 1983, tells the story of dog Hairy and his adventures with his animal pals.

Sledgehammer Games has turned New Zealand’s national war hero into an Australian in Call Of Duty: Vanguard.The upcoming World War II shooter is set to introduce four heroes to the game who are each inspired by real-life people, including the Russian Polina Petrova, the British Arthur Kingsley, the American Wade Jackson and the Australian Lucas Riggs.However, Lucas Riggs, who is based on the real New Zealander Charles Upham, the only man to be awarded two Victoria crosses for his service in

Scottish Government will take over the delivery of certain disability benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) over the next few years, having already successfully launched a pilot scheme for one of them in three council areas in July.

EXCLUSIVE: Pascal Breton and Lionel Uzan’s Federation Entertainment, the production company behind Canal Plus’ cult spy series The Bureau, is extending its reach to the UK. The prolific indie player is partnering with former eOne Head of Scripted Polly Williams and former eOne VP of Scripted Arielle Gottlieb to launch a new London-based production outfit. The company has yet to be named.

patients are demanding government action as GPs are still refusing to give face-to-face appointments. Surgeries have been virtually sealed shut from the public for 18 months following the Covid-19 crisis.

Scotland are calling on the government to resume face-to-face appointments with GPs. For the last 18 months surgeries have been closed from the public following the devastating coronavirus pandemic that struck in March last year.

Get the latest entertainment news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly Showbiz newsletterNEW Doctor Who star Karen Gillan recommended her young cousin for a key role - before she had even met her.The Scots actress, who plays the Doctor's assistant Amy Pond in the new series of the BBC1 drama, put 10-year-old Caitlin Blackwood forward to play a younger version of her own character.The pair only met for the first time on set but have become firm friends and were reunited in 22-year-old

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.