PIP provides up to £627 each month for thousands of people with these 24 respiratory conditions

Carol Vorderman says her former pal Michelle Mone should be "slammed in jail where she belongs" over a PPE scandal. The former Countdown host appeared on ITV's This Morning on Friday when she broke her silence over a feud between the pair.

The latest figures from The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence show that there are now 5.4 million people across Great Britain receiving treatment for asthma, including 68,000 people (one in 14) living in Scotland. The statistics also show that approximately 160,000 people across the country are diagnosed with asthma every year and that roughly 250,000 adults and children are living with severe asthma.

An estimated 19.2 million families and 39.8 million individuals across Great Britain currently in receipt of State Pension or benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will see their payments go up by 10.1 per cent later this year.

New research has discovered that during the ongoing cost of living crisis, people in the UK claiming their State Pension entitlement only just break even despite an increase to weekly payment rates in April. The research, conducted by pension advisors Almond Financial, looked at the current State Pension in comparison to the average cost of living in the UK.

Basic and New State Pension payments will increase this year by 10.1 per cent for some 12.5million older people across the UK, including 992,052 living in Scotland. The honouring of the Triple Lock rule was confirmed last month by the UK Government and means that older people are set for an income boost of up to £75 per month from April.

Chronic or persistent pain is pain that carries on for longer than 12 weeks despite medication or treatment. Most people get back to normal after pain following an injury or operation, but sometimes the pain carries on for longer or comes on without any history of an injury or operation.

Adult Disability Payment and Child Disability Payment are new health benefits replacing Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Disability Living Allowance for Children (DLA for Child) for people living in Scotland. The devolved benefits will provide financial support for young children and those between 16 and State Pension age, who are disabled, have a long-term health condition or have a terminal illness.

A Scots pub has issued an emotional appeal to find a missing colleague who vanished from a nightclub in Aviemore almost one month ago.

Last year, the Scottish Government announced that 19 projects supporting people with neurological conditions were to benefit from a third round of funding. As part of a five-year neurological care and support action plan, innovative projects which harness new techniques and technology will be helped with £1 million commissioned for work across Scotland.

An Ayrshire boozer and its punters have raised over £2,000 for a leading cancer charity after taking part in Coastwatch's fifth annual Polar Plunge event.

Millions of people across the UK claiming disability benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Social Security Scotland are set for a bumper payment boost this year.

The latest statistics from the Department for Work and Pension s (DWP) show that by the end of October, there were more than three million people across the UK claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP), including 329,334 living in Scotland. The figures also show that nearly half a million people of State Pension age are also in receipt of PIP.

The latest figures from Social Security Scotland show that by the end of October 2022, merely 3,500 people across Scotland were receiving Adult Disability Payment. The new disability benefit is replacing Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for those aged under 65 on April 8, 2013.

Stand-up comic and television personality Kelly Monteith, who was one of the first American comedians to have their own BBC show, has died. The news was announced by The Anglophile Channel, a Los Angeles production company with which he collaborated. No cause of death was cited; Monteith was 80.

The latest statistics from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that by the end of October, there were more than three million people across the UK claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP), including 329,334 living in Scotland. The figures also show that nearly half a million people of State Pension age are also in receipt of PIP.

Fans have paid tribute to BBC comedian Kelly Monteith after he sadly passed away aged 80.

An online petition proposing that people with certain medical conditions should not be required to attend a health assessment for benefits such as Personal Independence Payment (PIP) has passed the 10,000 signature threshold that triggers an official response from the UK Government. The petition, created by Ray Vanderahe, suggests that PIP assessments should be based “solely on evidence from medical professionals, such as a letter from a GP or consultant”.

State Pension provides essential financial support for nearly 12.5 million older people across the UK, including 981,399 living in Scotland. This regular payment is available for those who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age, which is now 66 for both men and women, and have paid at least 10 years worth of National Insurance Contributions.