DLA to be replaced by new disability payment later this month for some people

More than 12.4 million older people across the UK are currently receiving regular monthly payments through their State Pension, including 981,399 Scots.

Child Disability Payment opens for new applications across Scotland today, Monday November 22.

Care homes in the region are “at breaking point” as figures show falling capacity amid a growing workforce crisis.

Glasgow is Scotland's least happy city, a survey has revealed, despite more than half of Scots telling pollsters they were feeling broadly positive about the lives.

Two more bodies have been found at the site of a New Zealand coal mine explosion which killed 29 workers, including two Scots, more than a decade ago.

Temperatures have started dipping across the country and the Met Office is forecasting snow for parts of Scotland by the end of November, which means many Scots could be eligible for a £25 payment to help heat their home this winter.

The Pension Age Disability Payment is a new benefit to be delivered by Social Security Scotland that will eventually replace Attendance Allowance for Scottish claimants.

The Scottish Government has confirmed the new Child Disability Payment will open for applications across the country from next week after the successful launch of a pilot scheme in Dundee City, Perth and Kinross and the Western Isles council areas.

IN YEARS gone by, it was the revered coal miners of Lanarkshire, Lothians and Fife who dug the coal that burned in power stations.

There are two huge laws coming into force in Scotland this month that every driver should know about.

The number of care homes in Scotland has dropped by 20% in a decade, according to new data released by Public Health Scotland.

Celtic will be served with legal papers after a judge gave the green light to a US-style “class action” lawsuit against the club by sex abuse survivors.

Legislation which will lead to increased financial support for more than 19,400 children and young people to help their families heat their homes this winter was recently outlined in the Scottish Parliament.

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

Franz Ferdinand have returned with new single ‘Billy Goodbye’, taken from their upcoming ‘best of’ collection ‘Hits To The Head’. Check out the new single below, and our video interview with frontman Alex Kapranos above.Having teased their return earlier this week, the Scottish indie veterans have stormed back with ‘Billy Goodbye’ – a raucous glam stomper that the band worked on with Stuart Price (Dua Lipa, Madonna, Pet Shop Boys).

Tens of thousands of unpaid carers will receive a double payment of the Carer’s Allowance Supplement this December under new legislation passed unanimously by the Scottish Parliament last month.

Enjoy a winter break in the ‘Scottish Lake District’ at the Balcary Bay Country House Hotel.