Funding of £10m for More Specially Equipped Toilets Around 150 additional community toilet facilities for people with complex disabilities and health conditions will be created across the country thanks to
Funding of £10m for More Specially Equipped Toilets Around 150 additional community toilet facilities for people with complex disabilities and health conditions will be created across the country thanks to
Victim Surcharge Fund opens for new applications. Organisations that support victims of crime can apply for a share of more than £700,000 from a fund financed by penalties imposed on
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
Advice and support for migrants and employers. Scotland’s Migration Service, which provides information and advice for people, employers and investors, has been expanded to offer support to a wider range
Budget includes £200 million to reduce waiting lists and delayed discharge. Efforts to clear waiting list backlogs, improve capacity and remove blockages that keep some patients in hospital longer than
Financial Support to Heat Homes Social Security Scotland have started paying Child Winter Heating Payment, an annual automatic payment of £251.50 to help families of disabled children heat their homes.
The SNP Government’s Budget will deliver progress for Scotland, by Scotland – after listening carefully to the people of Scotland and taking action on their concerns. Key policies which will
‘UK response must reflect changing reality.’ The Scottish Government will take steps to ensure Scotland is as “resilient as we can possibly be” in the face of global economic uncertainty,
Scotland’s interests cannot be an afterthought in negotiations First Minister John Swinney has urged the UK Government to reflect Scotland’s interests by dropping its EU red lines on the single
Unemployment Falling Under SNP The SNP has welcomed new figures from the ONS which show that Scotland’s unemployment rate fell by 0.2% to a total of 3.8% between September and