Only 800 people benefit from £500,000 funding pot for new linked fire alarm ruling

The introduction of Adult Disability Payment and extension of Scottish Child Payment to children under 16 will see a major increase in the number of people eligible for benefits in Scotland from next year.

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.

Payouts to teachers injured while working in Scottish schools fell by more than £500,000 this year, figures reveal.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that thousands more disabled people are set to benefit from a new package of support designed to help them into the work they want.

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

The Health Secretary has announced that no further coronavirus restrictions will be enforced in England in the run-up to the new year.

A pair of Christmas lovebirds have praised the unique dating agency that helped keep the spark alive during the Covid-19 pandemic.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon recently announced that the Scottish Child Payment will be doubled to £20 per week per child from April 2022.

People visiting friends or family in hospital must have tested negative for Covid-19 before arriving.

The Scottish Government has announced that the new Adult Disability Payment (ADP) benefit, will open for new applications in pilot areas across the country from March, 21 2022.

A new campaign which will help people struggling financially get support and access the benefits they are eligible to claim has launched in Scotland.

Scottish singer KT Tunstall has just announced she will be headlining this years huge Hogmanay celebrations at Times Square in New York City.

Scots singer KT Tunstall has made the huge announcement she is headlining the Hogmanay bash at Times Square in New York City.

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

New World game director Scot Lane has discussed the MMO’s rocky post-launch and shared more on how development has been impacted by exploits.In an interview with PCGamesN, Lane was asked how disruptive recent exploits have been to Amazon Game Studios‘ plans for server balancing.Lane admitted that “exploits have been very disruptive and we’ve had to put a large amount of our team’s focus into correcting them”.Lane adds that although “the percentage of players and companies using exploits is

People in West Lothian are being urged to scrap Christmas parties as First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is set to make an announcement today about more restrictions to curb the spread of the Omicron variant.

Social Security Scotland has confirmed it has started sending out letters to families of young disabled people who are eligible for the Child Winter Heating Assistance payments this year.

Two casualties have been cut from a car following a horror crash on the A92 this morning.

Most of Scotland has battered with heavy rain over the last few days as Storm Barra swept in, leaving big puddles all over our roads.

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