People on some devolved payments will see weekly rates rise from today - full list

Strictly Come Dancing star Will Mellor had admitted that he and his wife Michelle McSween called it quits several times before they finally made it down the aisle.

The latest figures from Social Security Scotland show there are now 192,575 people receiving Adult Disability Payments (ADP), including some 109,385 existing claimants who have had their award for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) transferred from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to the devolved IT system.

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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.

State Pensions and benefits increased earlier this week after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) applied the annual uprating. More than 12 million people will see State Pension payments rise by 8.5 per cent while those on benefits including Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment (PIP) will receive a 6.7 per cent increase.

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People across England and Wales will receive an extra £737 from today if they are eligible for Personal Independence Payments (PIP). The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has raised the amount paid to claimants in line with inflation.

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Jordanhill has been named Scotland’s top performing high school for the seventh year running according to the newest The Times and Sunday Times Scotland High School League Table.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published a new update on progress of the State Pension Underpayments Legal Entitlements and Administrative Practice (LEAP) exercise. The new figures published last month show that 97,016 people over State Pension age - mostly women - have received back payments averaging £2,192, £5,713 and £12,486, depending on their pension category.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is planning to increase all parts of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) from April 6.

Car owners are set to feel the pinch from today (April 1), as millions of motorists with gaz-guzzling vehicles face a hike in tax - that could see some paying an extra £140 for the privilege of using their car.

Thousands of people across Greater Manchester are set to benefit after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced an extension to a scheme supporting vulnerable families.

The Prince and Princess of Wales' and their three young children will not be joining the rest of the Royal Family at the traditional Easter Sunday Matins Service at St George's Chapel, Windsor.The family of five are expected instead to spend the day at their Anmer Hall home in Norfolk. Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis broke up from school for the Easter holidays on Friday, 22 March - the same day that Kate bravely revealed she had been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy treatment.The home, which was given to the couple by Queen Elizabeth II after their wedding in 2011, is thought to be their favourite residence to escape to - and is somewhere where they have a wide circle of close friends.

A pensioner was robbed in the street on the way home from his brother's funeral. Two women ran at him and knocked him to the ground before running off with his phone, wallet and cash, Hull Live reports.

Pensioners across the country will see a boost to their income next month.

A retirement expert has warned that the State Pension underpayment corrections exercise is making progress, but warns it is “slow” with “a very long way to go”. Helen Morrissey, head of retirement analysis at Hargreaves Lansdown, said that new data from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) shows that arrears payments have been made to nearly 100,000 women due to historical errors.

Kate Middleton has been spotted in a helicopter with husband Prince William after she announced she has been diagnosed with cancer.The Prince and Princess of Wales were today seen boarding a helicopter on their way to their country home, Anmer Hall, in Norfolk, for an Easter break. It is thought they will be joined by their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

People living in Scotland are in a unique position as there will be 15 benefits and payments only available for those living north of the border by the end of this year. A pilot rollout of Carer Support Payment is already underway in Dundee City, Perth and Kinross and the Western Isles and will gradually replace all new claims for Carer's Allowance, delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

casual outing over the weekend could have been “purposefully arranged” by palace officials, according to a royal expert.The Princess of Wales, 42, was seen looking “happy, healthy, and relaxed” as she joined William for a quick visit to a farm shop in Windsor.Palace sources have since told The Post that the Princess’s sighting should be enough to quell ongoing conspiracy rumors about the royal, but the ordeal seems to have sparked more confusion over her well-being.“I’ve seen the video of Kate and William — part of me is wondering if this has been purposefully arranged,” King Charles’s former butler Grant Harrold exclusively told The Post.