Thousands of people on Carer’s Allowance due to receive extra £270 payment next month

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It is estimated Chronic Pain Syndrome affects one in five people across Scotland and is defined as persistent pain that carries on for longer than 12 weeks, despite medication or treatment. It can also affect people living with other long-term conditions, such as diabetes, arthritis, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome and back pain.

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Thousands of protestors gathered in Glasgow Green before marching through the city centre calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

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A new devolved benefit replacing Carer’s Allowance for people in Scotland is set to launch in three council areas from next week. People in Dundee City, Perth and Kinross and the Western Isles will be able to make a new claim to Social Security Scotland for the Carer Support Payment from Monday, November 20.

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a Scots who was reported missing last month.

Children's charity, Aberlour, has launched an appeal because its Urgent Assistance Fund is dangerously low and will run out by Christmas.

A thug who torched two cars at a firefighter 's home was jailed for 15 months on Monday. The vehicles were targeted shortly before Scott Kennedy was due to give evidence in a court case.

Social Security Scotland recently announced that an estimated 400,000 people will start to receive this year’s Winter Heating Payment from the middle of December, with the ‘vast majority’ of eligible households receiving the money by the end of January 2024. The payment of £55.05 will be made automatically to help people with higher energy costs during the colder months.

A man who evacuated from a town in Iceland after earthquakes put the region on alert for a volcanic eruption said he fears he might never see his home again.

A Scots police officer who died after raising thousands of pounds for charity is to be honoured at a policing national awards ceremony.

Thousands of pro-Palestine protestors gathered in Glasgow today to call for an urgent ceasefire in Gaza.

A new online petition is calling for the points system used to determine whether or not someone is eligible for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) to be revised to enable more people with health conditions to benefit from additional financial support of up to £691 every four-week pay period.

Social Security Scotland have announced that one-off payments of £235.70 have started going out to around 29,000 disabled children and young people across the country. The annual Child Winter Heating Payment is unique to Scotland and designed to help families of disabled young people under the age of 19 with higher fuel costs over the colder months.

Scottish Labour will use a Holyrood debate to push the Scottish Government to back its new deal for working people.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging couples who are married or in a civil partnership to set aside just 30 seconds of their time to see if they can claim Marriage Allowance and boost their finances by up to £252 a year.