Parents encouraged to apply early for £250 School Age Payment when applications open next week

Applications close at 12 noon on June 21, 2021, and EYS and CALA have created an extensive list of FAQs to support applicants, which can be found on the website, careandlearningalliance.co.uk.For further information, head to the Early Years Scotland website, earlyyearsscotland.org/contact-us, or the Care and Learning Alliance, careandlearningalliance.co.uk/about/contact-us/ and a member of the relevant team will be in touch.

mum who survived losing five litres of blood, a haemorrhage and emergency hysterectomy, is backing a campaign to urge Scots to give blood and 'save lives'. Annie Kenyon from Aberdeenshire would love Scots to back the Pledge a Pint campaign off the back of World Blood Donor Day on June 14.

State Pension provides essential financial support every month for around 12.6 million people across the UK, including 981,399 Scots. This regular paymen t is available for those who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age, which is now 66 for both men and women.

Tartan Army fans expected to congregate in pubs and living rooms across the country, Jason Leitch urged them to "get the windows open" to help stop the spread of the Delta variant currently driving case numbers. The national clinical director accepted fans would celebrate if Scotland managed to get a result in their first match at a major finals in 23 years - but warned "the virus is still there".

Police have released the first picture of a baby girl who died after falling into a garden pond in Falkirk. 18-month-old Ella-Grace Rimington, known as Gracie, died after she was found unresponsive in water at a property in Dollar Avenue, Bainsford, shortly after 6pm last night, Thursday June, 10.

Falkirk has been locally named as Ella-Grace Rimington.

Child Disability Payment will be open in three pilot areas for new claims from July 26, 2021. Families of children with a disability or long-term health condition living in Dundee City, Perth and Kinross and the Western Isles who need financial support will be able to apply for the new Social Security Scotland benefits.

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claiming Universal Credit, a benefit designed to help those out of work or on a low income cover the costs of daily living.

Jay Gallacher 's mum and dad have revealed their heartache following the tragic news. Jay died after he was involved in a crash with a bus on Church Street in Harthill, North Lanarkshire, at around 8.10pm on Saturday, June 5.

died following a horror, early-morning crash in Moray. The smash involved a white Transit van and a white Suzuki motorbike on the A941, at its junction towards Birnie, in Elgin on Tuesday morning.

NQ64, is set to make its debut in Scotland this summer with the launch of a new venue in the capital.Retro games fans will be able to enjoy craft beers and game-themed cocktails alongside a selection of retro arcade machines and classic consoles at the new bar on Edinburgh’s Lothian Road.And before it officially opens, NQ64 would like to invite the people of Edinburgh to come in to test the games and sample the drinks – all they need to do is follow their Instagram account on @nq64edinburgh and

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Social Security Scotland that will replace Personal Independence Payment (PIP) from next year. The new benefit will provide additional financial support to people of working age across Scotland with a disability, long-term illness or mental health condition.

Child Disability Payment is set to replace Disability Living Allowance Child (DLA Child) and will be the next new benefit to be introduced by the Scottish Government. The new benefit will provide additional financial support to children and young people with disabilities, as well as their families, to help with the additional costs they incur as a result of having a long-term health condition.

HELLO! Kate had a private conversation with a fellow mum while she was in Fife during her Scotland tour last month and revealed that she loves the Silver Cross pram because it’s so “comfortable” for babies. The Duchess, who’s mum to three children - Prince George, 7, Princess Charlotte, 6 and Prince Louis, 3 - has been photographed on multiple occasions pushing her pram of choice.

Bank Holiday in May is just around the corner. Scots will be eagerly awaiting the next opportunity for a much-deserved break, with further restrictions eased on everyday life.

Perth and Kinross. The third baby emerged at around 6pm on Saturday at the Scottish Wildlife Trust's Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve.

set on fire. The blaze started at around 3.10am at the house in Renfrew's Western Park Gate.

cops have launched a probe into fake bank notes for 'fifty poonds'. The Bank of England currency has been used in shops in Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, and cops have urged people to take extra care.