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.
28.12.2022 - 13:37 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Social Security Scotland is encouraging young people who are starting a new job to claim a unique cash boost which could help with additional costs. Eligible 16-24 year olds who are already receiving certain other benefits or Tax Credits can apply for Job Start Payment - a one-off payment worth £267.65, or £428.25 if the applicant is the main carer of children.
Job Start Payment helps young people with the costs of starting a job after a period of being unemployed. The payment can help to pay for travel, work clothes or childcare.
Speaking in the summer at Start Scotland, which delivers an employability programme supporting young people in Edinburgh, Minister for Social Security Ben Macpherson, said: “Our Job Start Payment provides financial support for eligible young people who are starting a new job. We have provided this payment since summer 2020 and want to see even more people making use of it, particularly given the current cost of living pressures.”
He continued: “The payment is designed to support young people with the costs of starting a job by relieving financial pressures, as they wait for their first pay cheque.”
Job Start Payment is only available to eligible young people and care leavers who live in Scotland and have been offered a job after being out of work for at least six months to the day they were offered the job.
Care leavers can also apply for a further year, up to the day before their 26th birthday, and only need to be out of work and in receipt of a qualifying benefit on the day of their job offer.
You need to have got one of these benefits for at least six months on the date you got the job offer:
You need to have got either Income-based Job Seeker's Allowance (JSA) or Income-related Employment and
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.
A new sighting has been confirmed of a man who disappeared from Fife on New Year's Day. Scott McLaren left his home in the Dollar Crescent area of Kirkcaldy around midday on Sunday, January 1.
Police have launched an investigation into the death of a 16-year-old boy on New Year's Day in Aberdeenshire. Emergency services rushed to an address on Keirhill Avenue in the Westhill area yesterday morning after receiving reports of 'concern' for the teenager.
Police are searching for a missing man who disappeared from Fife on New Year's Day.
Police say they are "increasingly concerned" for the welfare of a missing Scots man who drove off in his car in the early hours of New Year's Day.
Scotland has welcomed the first babies of 2023 as parents from across the country celebrate special arrivals on the first day of the year.
As Nicole Brown gazes at daughter Miah, it’s impossible not to see the baby boy she held in her arms for the last time a year ago. Her son Micah was born with the rare genetic condition congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) and, after a six-month battle, his little body could not take any more and he passed away on New Year’s Day.
There is no shortage of Scottish Hogmanay traditions to partake in, a few of which date back hundreds of years.
Thousands of revellers returned from all over the world to welcome in New Year at Scotland’s biggest street party. Over 40,000 people flooded into Edinburgh for the world-famous Hogmanay for the first time in three years.
A plane has been spotted flying over the North Sea this afternoon in the shape of the number 23 ahead of the New Year.
With Hogmanay approaching, we're likely to hear some fireworks through the evening. While most New Year's Eve fireworks are carried out by professionals, some like to set off their own displays.
Those who are planning to go out to see some New Year's fireworks might want to keep an umbrella to hand. This weekend will see in 2023, with Hogmanay taking place on Saturday, December 31, and New Year's Day taking place on Sunday, January 1.
Still Game icon Greg Hemphill and Burnistoun's Robert Florence are returning to BBC One Scotland this weekend with their comedy sketch 'Queen of the New Year'. The programme made its festive debut last year and is making a comeback on Hogmanay to bring more mirth and merriment to the evening.
Air fryers are being hailed as a must-have kitchen appliance and shoppers will be happy to hear that prices of a popular model have been cut.
While the majority of Scots will be busy planning out their Hogmanay celebrations, the inhabitants of one Scottish island won't be thinking about the holiday for another two weeks.
With the arrival of 2023 looming, many of us will be planning to make some changes with some New Year's Resolutions. Most Scots will be tucking into some good food and drink to celebrate the festive period, but come January 1, many of us will be whipping ourselves into shape.
New Year's Day falls on a Sunday this year, meaning most banks and many shops will already be closed.
There is no doubt that nowhere celebrates New Year's Eve quite like Scotland, with a number of unique and historic traditions that are still followed to this day across the country.
With Christmas over and done, it is time to start thinking about Hogmanay — arguably an even bigger holiday in Scotland.