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Riot police have descended on a street in Dundee this evening following reports of a large scale disturbance.

People living in Scotland are in a unique position as there will be 15 benefits and payments only available for those living north of the border by the end of this year. A pilot rollout of Carer Support Payment is already underway in Dundee City, Perth and Kinross and the Western Isles and will gradually replace all new claims for Carer's Allowance, delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

People living in Scotland are in a unique position as there will be 15 benefits and payments only available for those living north of the border by the end of this year. A pilot rollout of Carer Support Payment began in November in Dundee City, Perth and Kinross and the Western Isles and will gradually replace all new claims for Carer's Allowance, delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

People living in Scotland are in a unique position as there are now 14 benefits and payments only available for those living north of the border. A pilot rollout of Carer Support Payment began last month in Dundee City, Perth and Kinross and the Western Isles and will gradually replace all new claims for Carer's Allowance, delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Thousands of unpaid carers across Scotland are set to receive a one-off payment for £270.50 next week. The Carer’s Allowance Supplement will be paid on Friday, December 8 and is only available to eligible claimants living in Scotland who were in receipt of Carer’s Allowance, delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), on October 9, 2023.

A new devolved benefit replacing Carer’s Allowance for people in Scotland is set to launch in three council areas from next week. People in Dundee City, Perth and Kinross and the Western Isles will be able to make a new claim to Social Security Scotland for the Carer Support Payment from Monday, November 20.

Thousands of unpaid carers across Scotland are set to receive a one-off payment next month for £270.50. The December payment of the Carer’s Allowance Supplement is only available to eligible claimants living in Scotland who were in receipt of Carer’s Allowance, delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), on October 9, 2023.

Perth and Kinross schools could close in the autumn after support staff voted overwhelmingly to walk out over pay.

Essential school staff across Scotland have voted in favour of strike action which is expected to start in autumn if a pay deal is not struck.

The best and worst locations in Scotland for car crimes have been laid bare in a new report.

Police have launched a search for a missing Scots teenager.

The life expectancy for both men and women across the UK has been revealed in new research - and one area in Scotland has the shortest in the nation.

The latest figures from Social Security Scotland show that by the end of October 2022, merely 3,500 people across Scotland were receiving Adult Disability Payment. The new disability benefit is replacing Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for those aged under 65 on April 8, 2013.

An urgent police search has been sparked for a woman disappeared from Dundee city centre two days ago.

A listed ex-furniture store destroyed by deliberate fire last week is to be demolished. Willison House on Dundee's Barrack Street was set on fire on Saturday November 12.

A bogus tweet claiming East Ayrshire schools will be closed has been rubbished by the council.

New claims for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) have now been replaced by the Adult Disability Payment in several areas across Scotland following a successful rollout in Angus, North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire on June 20. The devolved benefit initially opened in March for residents in Dundee City, Perth and Kinross or the Western Isles.

New claims for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) have now been replaced by the Adult Disability Payment in several areas across Scotland following a successful rollout in Angus, North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire on June 20. The devolved benefit initially opened in March for residents in Dundee City, Perth and Kinross or the Western Isles.

A new report has outlined the best and worst Scottish regions for getting a return on council tax.

A Scots jewellery business has been criticised by activists and politicians for putting up "Dickensian" signs telling beggars not to sit outside while they're open.

Adult Disability Payment has started to replace Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for new claimants in three pilot areas across Scotland.

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) will start to be replaced by the new Adult Disability Payment in three pilot areas across Scotland from today.

The Scottish Government's new disability payment for adults has opened for applications from people living in three pilot areas.

A man collapsed and died in Dundee city centre this morning triggering a major emergency service response.

Anti-social behaviour is on the rise in Dundee city centre, Police Scotland has warned.

Many restrictions in Scotland will be scrapped from Monday as cases from the Omicron surge fall.

Move over McDonald's and Burger King - back in the day Wimpy was where it was at.

Scotland has recorded another 12,602 Covid cases as the number of people being treated in hospital with the disease climbed again in the last 24 hours.

Another 11,360 Covid cases have been diagnosed in Scotland within the last 24 hours as the Omicron wave continues to sweep across the nation.

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.

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.

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.

A 26-year-old man was left with a serious facial injury following an attack near Dundee city centre.

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.

coronavirus in the last 24 hours and 2,693 new cases had also been identified overnight. Council areas with rates of 400+ of positive cases per 100,000 of the population (September 22 - 28)1. South Ayrshire571.6 positivity rate and 641 infections2. West Lothian521.2 positivity rate and 958 infections3. East Ayrshire 519.7 positivity rate and 632 infections 4. North Ayrshire468.

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).