Child Benefit payments will increase next year - here are the new weekly rates

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has awarded a multi-million-pound contract to leading video specialist provider, Involve Visual Collaboration Limited, to host and record video assessments for health benefit claimants as an alternative to face-to-face meetings.

As January begins to get underway it's officially time to take down the tree and decorations, meaning that Christmas is officially behind us for another 11 months.

Whichever party takes charge at West Lothian Council after next May’s elections is set to face a £40 million black hole for their five year term.

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a benefit for people aged over 16 and under State Pension age who need extra help to cover the costs of daily living or getting around outside their home as a result of a physical or learning disability, long-term illness or mental health condition.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that State Pension payments will increase by 3.1% in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from April 11, 2022.

The introduction of Adult Disability Payment and extension of Scottish Child Payment to children under 16 will see a major increase in the number of people eligible for benefits in Scotland from next year.

New data has revealed that growing numbers of people are seeking advice on mortgage arrears from the Citizens Advice network.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that thousands more disabled people are set to benefit from a new package of support designed to help them into the work they want.

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2021 may have been The Pandemic: Part II for many people, as we experienced yet another year of being cautious when you leave the house, as to not get sick.

Energy bills could skyrocket even further next year, suppliers have warned.

Momoland‘s agency, MLD Entertainment, has announced plans to debut a new girl group next year.In a statement released by the label on December 23 via Sports Kyunghang, MLD Entertainment announced plans to launch a brand-new girl group sometime in the first half of 2022, marking the company’s first female idol group since Momoland’s debut in 2016.Notably, the agency announced that Girls Planet 999 contestant Nonaka Shana would be joining the line-up for the upcoming group.

Madonna has teased that she’s working on new music which is set to arrive sometime in the upcoming new year.The pop icon – whose last album was 2019’s ‘Madame X’ – took to Instagram on Monday (December 20) to share a series of photos including one that shows her laying down vocals in the studio.“So great to be back in the studio making Music again,” Madonna captioned the post.

The Scottish Government has announced that the new Adult Disability Payment (ADP) benefit, will open for new applications in pilot areas across the country from March, 21 2022.

More than two dozen energy suppliers have gone bust since the start of September, putting thousands of people out of work and leaving millions of homes in limbo as they wait for a new supplier.

The Adult Disability Payment (ADP) is a new benefit scheduled to be delivered by Social Security Scotland next year that will replace Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for new and existing Scottish claimants.

An ‘ambitious’ new centre offering diagnostic tests to identify illnesses such as cancer quicker is to be up and running in Oldham next year.