Anas Sarwar MSP said a Scottish jobs crisis is hidden behind figures that show 282,800 people in Scotland were furloughed by the end of December 31, up from 195,200 at the end of October.The data means around 11 per cent of eligible workers in Scotland are furloughed, 146,500 women and 136,300 men, during the latest lockdown.The furlough scheme has been extended by Chancellor Rishi Sunak several times and is currently planned to finish at the end of April.Sarwar, , who is opposing Monica Lennon
Citizens Advice Scotland calls for £20 weekly Universal Credit uplift to be made permanent
18.01.2021 - 11:43 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has called on the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to retain the £20 increase in Universal Credit ahead of a Westminster debate on Monday. New figures from the charity show that the proportion of benefits advice related to Universal Credit given out in Scotland between April and December 2020 increased by 10 per cent compared to the previous year.
Overall Universal Credit advice made up 25 per cent of all benefits advice over this period. In some months, the proportion of
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27.01.2021 / 19:56
Major changes to Universal Credit and benefit payments start today
direct to your inboxOver 500,000 people in the UK have been issued a warning as the benefits system changes for those on disability allowance. People are being given the option to move to Universal Credit, but some may not realise the changes.
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21.01.2021 / 19:28
Universal Credit cut would plunge 20,000 Scots children into poverty
poverty told MPs on the Commons Scottish Affairs committee that families will suffer if the temporary increase is scrapped in March.
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18.01.2021 / 19:02
'No decision' on Universal Credit uplift as Tories set to abstain from benefit vote
Universal Credit payments is yet to be made, Number 10 has said. It comes as Boris Johnson told his MPs to abstain from a Parliamentary vote on extending the £20 weekly benefit rise forced on by Labour.
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14.01.2021 / 17:37
Citizens Advice Scotland encourages people to ‘save your energy’ during lockdown in new campaign
Citizens Advice Scotland is encouraging people to ‘save your energy’ as the charity launches its Big Energy Saving Month 2021 campaign. The campaign launches amid dropping temperatures across Scotland, as well as concerns of increasing energy costs as more people stay at home to comply with increased coronavirus restrictions.
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14.01.2021 / 12:35
Boris Johnson sparks fears Universal Credit payments could be cut by £20 per week from April
poorest families have been worst affected by the coronavirus pandemic's economic fall out and are likely to find it harder to recover as society rebuilds, a new report warns. People already trapped in poverty when Covid-19 hit were the most financially vulnerable and they tend to work in the sectors which have been hit hardest, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) said.