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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…
Letter from Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville to Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville has written to UK Work and Pensions…
Michelle, a mother of three from Edinburgh has shared the impact Scottish Child Payment is having in her daughter’s life. Michelle, a mother of three from…
Eradicating child poverty is the Scottish Government’s top priority Figures released today reveal that 326,255 children are actively benefiting from Scottish Child Payment. This figure includes…
Only SNP Protecting Scotland’s Values The Labour party has admitted they have no plans to ever end the two-child benefit cap – despite the SNP confirming…
National rollout of new Scottish benefit for pensioners Pension Age Disability Payment is now open for applications across Scotland. The national rollout follows successful pilots in…
Scrap the Universal Credit 5-Week Wait The SNP has called for the Labour UK Government to scrap the ‘5-week wait’ and introduce an Essentials Guarantee, as the Daily…
Work underway to move the benefits of over 66,000 people by end of year Disability Living Allowance for adults is being replaced by a new Scottish…
Spring Statement to See Poorest £500 a Year Worse Off A report from the Resolution Foundation published today has shown the UK’s poorest households will be…
Latest Accredited Official Statistics and Official Statistics published The latest statistics cover the period up to March 2024 and three-year averages for levels of relative and…