Increased Investment as Part of Disability Equality Plan Additional funding of £500,000 will be delivered to strengthen access to essential services and projects that disabled people rely on. It comes
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New payment for people caring for more than one person Proposals to further expand and improve the benefits available to unpaid carers in Scotland have been laid before the Scottish
Pension Age Winter Heating Payments to begin in November This winter at least 880,000 pensioners across Scotland are set to receive Pension Age Winter Heating Payment to help with heating
Independent Living Fund Scotland marks 10th anniversary with over 1,000 new applicants. More than 1,000 disabled people have applied to the Independent Living Fund (ILF) since it reopened to new applicants
Delivering a new approach to disability assistance ‘rooted in compassion’. Almost 350,000 disabled people who were getting Personal Independence Payment have had their benefit awards successfully transferred to Social Security
Starmer’s Cuts Will Punish Young & Newly Disabled Labour MPs have been urged to stand firm by their conscience and reject Keir Starmer’s disability cuts bill. The SNP have warned
Cabinet Secretary Announces Start Date for Key Policy The Scottish Government will effectively scrap the impact of the two-child limit from 2nd March 2026, Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville has confirmed.
Carers urged to check for financial support during Carers Week. This Carers Week (9 – 15 June), unpaid carers across Scotland are being encouraged to find out if they are
Carer’s Allowance Supplement to be Paid in June Around 90,000 carers are set to receive Carer’s Allowance Supplement this June – an additional payment of £293.50. The payment is extra
Labour’s Silence, Scotland’s Burden The SNP has condemned the Labour Government for continuing to inflict Westminster’s austerity agenda on Scottish families. It comes as new figures reveal the Scottish Government
