New disability payment replacing DLA for some people opens for applications next week

Sam Heughan and his Outlander co-star Graham McTavish released their second book Clandlands: The Almanac last month, and already it has made the New York Times Best Seller list.

Ralf Rangnick won’t shy away from dishing out tough love to Manchester United’s under-performing stars, according to former Scotland striker Frank McAvennie.

People claiming benefits through Scotland’s new social security agency will be offered face to face support meetings as part of a new service.

Temperatures have started dipping below zero across the country and the Met Office is forecasting more snow and ice for parts of Scotland over the next few days, which means many households could be eligible for a £25 payment to help heat their home this winter.

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

More than 3,500 kids across the Falkirk district will benefit from the doubling of the Scottish Child Payment from Spring next.

#MenInKilts Season 2! pic.twitter.com/UHSz4kJHljSeason 1 of the show saw them exploring their native Scotland and taking part in various events. There was also a heavy food component to the show, with the actors quite happily sampling cuisine wherever they went.

The Scottish Government may still miss its interim targets for reducing child poverty, a group that advises ministers has warned, despite Nicola Sturgeon announcing the doubling of the flagship payment aimed at helping poorer children.

A clear majority of Scots wants the SNP Government to double a £10-a-week anti-poverty payment in next month’s Budget.

A petrified Edinburgh mum watched as her five-year-old daughter's bedroom filled with thick smoke when a fire was set on the landing of their block of flats.

The UK Government has confirmed that State Pension and benefits delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) including Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) will increase by 3.1 per cent next year.

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.