Scottish Government urged to double child payments to offset Universal Credit cut

the Covid-19 pandemic, the future “can be better for workers”. Union leadersmade the plea as the think-tank Autonomy said a poll of a sample of more than 2,000 Scottish Government employees showed that 87% favoured a four-day working week being piloted across all areas of the government.

Highland Perthshire has radically brought forward the museum’s plan to relocate to a new site. After the crannog loghouse burned down in June, management at the Iron Age museum at Kenmore was forced to re-examine plans already in place to move and expand to new premises across Loch Tay at Dalerb.

Scottish Government has confirmed that one person has died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours.

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has introduced a change this month that will have an impact on at least 200,000 self-employed people across Scotland and the rest of the UK currently claiming Universal Credit.

coronavirus in the last 24 hours. The latest figures, released on Sunday, also show that 1,034 new cases have been identified overnight.

Universal Credit. As the Tory chancellor arrives north of the Border today, he was sent a cross-party message from politicians and campaigners that he is endangering trust in the UK Government by plunging thousands of Scottish children into poverty.

Scottish Government has confirmed that no people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours.

were forced into self-isolation after flouting Covid rules at a colleague’s retirement do. Insiders at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital claimed more than 40 people met for a celebration in a pub in Glasgow’s Maryhill.

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poverty rate than the average for independent countries of Scotland’s size and has had the worst or second-worst poverty rate in every single year since UK data was first recorded in 2002.

The latest figures were announced this afternoon as new infections continue to surge across the country.515 people are currently in Scottish hospitals battling the virus, with 46 requiring intensive care.A total of 321,202 Scots have now caught coronavirus since the start of the pandemic with 7,772 deaths recorded.3,948,446 people have now had their first dose of the vaccine while 2,914,904 have had their second.

coronavirus deaths overnight but a further 2,134 new positive cases. The latest figures were announced this afternoon as the virus continues to spread across the country.However, a delay at the Glasgow lighthouse lab is causing today's figures to be lower than predicted.

coronavirus deaths overnight but a further 2,048 new positive cases. The latest figures were announced this afternoon as the virus continues to spread across the country.

schools in Scotland is not enforceable, according to leading education experts. Despite plans down south to limit the days students can bring their mobile devices into classrooms, the Scottish Government have said they do not want to follow suit.

coronavirus deaths overnight and a further 2,190 new positive cases. The latest figures were announced this afternoon as the virus continues to spread across the country.

Universal Credit (UC) is on the rise. According to the latest Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) figures the number of people being given a choice about how their UC is paid rose by 175,190 in just five months.

coronavirus deaths overnight and a further 3,216 new positive cases. The latest figures were announced this afternoon as the virus continues to spread across the country.

claiming Universal Credit, a benefit designed to help those out of work or on a low income cover the costs of daily living. As Scotland and the rest of the UK ease even further out of lockdown restrictions, the economy is expected to get back on its feet again - but at what pace isn't quite clear.

coronavirus deaths have been reported in Scotland with 3,799 new positive cases overnight. The Scottish Government announced the latest figures this afternoon as the virus continues to spread across the country.

Scottish Government has confirmed that six people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours.