Universal Credit claimants urged to switch to new broadband deals on offer from their own provider

a two day visit to Scotland, insisted the best way to tackle poverty was to help more people into work. Analysis by the respected Joseph Rowntree Foundation suggests that cutting Universal Credit by £20 per week back to its pre-pandemic level was the single biggest drop in benefits since the welfare state was established in 1948.

Ellise Shafer administratorAriana Grande and Justin Bieber’s lockdown-inspired single, “Stuck With U,” has now raised over $3.5 million for the First Responders Children’s Foundation, going directly to thousands of first responders’ families around the U.S.The single, which released on May 8, 2020, was recorded in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and donated 100% of its profits from streaming and sales to the foundation.

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Martin Compston and Irvine Welsh are among those supporting The View star Kyle Falconer's chart-topping bid for his new solo album. The Dundee talent admitted he's excited about placing top 20 for his second solo album 'No Love Songs For Laura', which hit No 6 in the national charts on Saturday, just one day after its release.

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.

State Pension age, but need extra help because of a long-term illness, disability or mental health condition, you could be eligible for a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and receive between £23.70 and £152.15 every week. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) pays successful claimants every four week, so that amounts to between £94.80 and £608.60 of regular financial support each month.

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.

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) spoke to more than 600 people who have recently applied for Universal Credit (UC) and discovered that seven in ten found the process difficult.

Universal is shelling out an eye-popping $400 million to buy a new “Exorcist” trilogy with plans to screen some of the films on Peacock, its new streaming service. In a coup, Ellen Burstyn, the Oscar-winning actress who first did battle with the devil in the 1973 original, will reprise her role as Chris MacNeil.David Gordon Green, the filmmaker of the studio’s latest “Halloween” reboot, is directing the upcoming “Exorcist” franchise, which will be produced by Blumhouse.

The New York Times, which first reported the news, says that the deal for the franchise was upwards of $400 million. The studio did not comment on the amount of the deal, but sources say that CAA, which negotiated the deal, is the second high-profile deal they've negotiated for major IP in the last six months following the $400 million+ deal for the "Knives Out" sequels to Netflix.

poverty. They also called for the permanent uplift to apply to so-called “legacy” benefits.