People making new claim for Carer's Allowance before next month could be due extra £245 this summer

Martin Lewis is urging households up and down the country to check if they are eligible for a Council Tax discount before the new financial year begins on April 6. While Council Tax band evaluations differ in Scotland, England and Wales, the various ways to qualify for a discount are mostly the same.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is encouraging older people with a physical or mental health condition, or a disability, to check if they are entitled to Attendance Allowance, which is currently worth either £61.85 or £92.40 each week.

State Pension provides essential financial support every four weeks for 12.6 million people across the UK, including around one million living in Scotland. This regular payment of up to £185.15 per week for the Full, new State Pension or £141.85 per week for the basic old State Pension (Category A or B) is available for those who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age, which increased to 66 for both men and women in October 2020.

Those who want to blow their mum away for Mother's Day this year could pick up a 'mystery holiday' at a discounted rate.

The Resolution Foundation has warned that more than half a million people on benefits are likely to see their support cut back as a result of the UK Government’s welfare reforms. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced what he described as the “biggest change to our welfare system in a decade” during Wednesday’s Spring Budget, with the scrapping of the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) to assess eligibility for sickness benefits.

State Pension currently provides essential financial support for 12.6 million older people across the country, including more than one million retirees living in Scotland. This regular 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.

Janey Godley has revealed it was Jimmy Carr who convinced her to go on her Not Dead Yet tour after finding out her cancer had come back. The Scots comedian was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer in November 2021.

The Scottish Government is working towards delivering a new benefit that will start to replace Carer’s Allowance by the end of this year, with a full national rollout planned for Spring 2024.

A new poll suggests six-in-10 Scots are worried about affording their bills this year including mortgage repayments, monthly rent, and energy costs. The Survation poll for Scotland’s national advice charity, Advice Direct Scotland, also indicated 17 per cent of those with debt have fallen behind in their repayments.

Lewis Capaldi will be releasing a full length documentary on Netflix next month.The documentary, titled How I’m Feeling Now, will debut on the streaming service on April 5. Directed by Joe Pearlman, who also directed the Harry Potter 20th Anniversary film, the film follows Capaldi returning to his parents’ house in Scotland to start work on his second album, ‘Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent’.Per a press release, the film “captures Capaldi’s defining year, struggling to balance the familiarity of home, normality and all he’s ever known, with life as one of the biggest stars on the planet, gleaning an intimate portrait of his unique character, hopes and fears in his own words.“Digging beneath the popular clichés surrounding the most unlikely of popstars reveals a deeply thoughtful and self-reflective young man at a unique crossroads in his life as he carries the weight of trying to eclipse the success of his record-breaking debut album.”Meanwhile, Capaldi said: “I’m pretty terrified for people to see this documentary if I’m quite honest, but I’m also really proud of it.

Thania Garcia The Cure is hitting the road for a North American trek that includes three dates each at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl and New York’s Madison Square Garden. This will be the first time the band plays any North American shows since their 2019 festival appearances and their first tour in the region since 2016. Following a slate of 2022 European concerts, the Cure’s “Shows of a Lost World” tour will kick on May 10 in New Orleans and hit 30 stops across the U.S. and some parts of Canada with a closing show on July 1 in Miami. The Cure will be supported by Scottish post-punk band the Twilight Sad at all shows. See the full lineup below.

Lewis Capaldi has revealed that his brand new Netflix show 'How I'm Feeling Now' will be released on the streaming platform next month.

Members of the SNP and Scottish Liberal Democrats have called on the UK Government to reintroduce the weekly uplift that was given to Universal Credit claimants during the coronavirus pandemic to help ease the financial pressure caused by lockdowns. They also called for it to be increased to £25 per week and extended to all claimants on legacy benefits.

A new online petition is calling for an increase to the Basic State Pension weekly payment rate so that it matches the New State Pension. The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show there are now 12.6 million people across Great Britain receiving State Pension payments, including more than 992,000 living in Scotland.

The latest figures from Social Security Scotland show that at the end of February, 2022 there were 124,081 people living in Scotland receiving additional financial support through Attendance Allowance. Across Great Britain, there are now more than 1.5 million people over State Pension age getting either £61.85 or £92.40 each week through the benefit.

The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) has condemned new regulations introduced by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on February 27 which could affect more than 120,000 working people on Universal Credit. An increase to the Administrative Earnings Threshold (AET) means that more Universal Credit claimants will be moved from the ‘Light Touch’ group to the ‘Intensive Work Search’ group.

While it's nothing new, and we're certainly not complaining, Harry Styles' name is inescapable right now.

A top soap actor and singer will take to the stage for a two-night musical extravaganza later this month.

Armadale Thistle have announced that Colin Strickland will replace his retiring father Derek as manager of the Volunteer Park side at the end of the season.

Alan Cumming is fully in support of his former co-star, Cher's, hot new romance with Alexander «A.E.» Edwards.The 58-year-old Scottish actor was a guest on Thursday's episode where a caller asked him for his take on his 76-year-old co-star's new relationship.«I haven't spoken to Cher for a while, actually, but I love her and I'm all for her getting some action,» Cumming said, grinning.Cher and 37-year-old Edwards first met at Paris Fashion Week in September. They sparked engagement speculation over New Year's Eve when Cher flashed a giant diamond sparkler on Twitter.Happy New Year Daddy pic.twitter.com/hkJLAlsPqUIn December, during an appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Cher gushed about her relationship.«On paper it's kind of ridiculous, but in real life we get along great,» Cher said of Edwards, who's 40 years her junior.