New DWP update for people with an online Universal Credit account

A new 'affordable' steak restaurant has confirmed the launch date for its Manchester site. Flat Iron, a London-founded steakhouse chain will open its doors on Deansgate next month.

People over State Pension age living in five council areas will become the first in the country to be eligible for a new disability benefit which is set t replace Attendance Allowance for people in Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment will be rolled out in phases from October 21, 2024, starting in Argyll and Bute, Highland, Aberdeen City, Orkney and Shetland.

The Scottish high street is set to lose both a New Look and M&S, as both retailers are included in a list of stores set to close over the coming weeks.

New statistics from Social Security Scotland show that 685 applications for Carer Support Payment were made by the end of March, with 430 claims processed and a decision letter issued. The data also shows that some 68 per cent claims were successful, equivalent to 292 applications, while 13 per cent were denied (56) and 19 per cent (82) were withdrawn.

A reality TV star is calling for a life-saving anti-HIV drug to be made more widely available to help meet targets to stop the spread of the disease by 2030.

Outlander fans are in for a treat – a brand new teaser just dropped for season seven!

The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that there are nearly 190,000 adults across Great Britain receiving support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for Chronic Pain conditions. This includes 27,457 people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), 146,083 with Fibromyalgia and a further 16,340 with other pain syndromes.

The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that there are currently 218,859 people living in Scotland receiving Personal Independence Payments (PIP). All of these claimants will move automatically in stages to Adult Disability Payment (ADP) before the end of 2025.

Senga Greenwood and Alison Gordon have been appointed as climate officers for Nithsdale.

With the General Election fast approaching, eagle-eyed observers may have noticed that Scotland has dropped from 59 constituencies to 57 after changes were made following a boundary review.

The Met Office has issued a thunderstorm warning ahead of 'torrential downpours' this afternoon.

The Scottish Government will replace Winter Fuel Payments with a new devolved lump sum later this year. Pension Age Winter Heating Payment (PAWHP) is set to be provided on a like-for-like basis to its Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) counterpart and paid to everyone over the State Pension age every year.

The latest statistics from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show the State Pension currently provides regular financial support for nearly 12.7 million older people across the country, including over one million retirees living in Scotland. This payment is available for those who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age, which is currently 66 for both men and women, and have paid at least 10 years' worth of National Insurance Contributions.

Graham Norton is taking a well-earned break after Eurovision with a holiday in New York - and the TV presenter has been spotted out with his rarely-seen husband Jonathan 'Jono' McLeod.The pair married in 2022 after meeting six years prior, with the wedding taking place at Bantry House in Graham's native Cork, Ireland. Speaking on The Project, Graham explained that they married in Ireland to be closer to his 91-year-old mother Rhoda Walker. "I got married this year and we had our wedding party near to where my mother lives in Ireland just so she could come," he said.

A thug who stabbed and killed his friend after he flirted with his mother has been jailed for 10 years.

An osprey in a Scottish forest that became an online sensation during the Covid-19 lockdown has welcomed his first chick of the season.

A rare opportunity to live and work on a beautiful Scottish island has just come up.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that on Monday, May 27 all Jobcentre Plus offices and phone lines will be closed due to the Spring bank holiday. It has also confirmed people due to receive a scheduled payment on that day will instead see the money land in their bank account on Friday, May 24.

Emma Caldwell’s killer Iain Packer has befriended a depraved fellow sex attacker behind bars who was jailed for raping a pensioner.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will focus on 'two things' when it begins checking benefit claimants' bank accounts as part of a capped legislative initiative to curb fraud, debt and error.