Funding for Rapid Rehousing Councils are being given an extra £16 million to help tackle homelessness by moving people swiftly from temporary accommodation into settled homes. The funding, to be awarded over the next two financial years, takes the total investment in rapid rehousing to
Annual Investment of £20m to Help Low Income Households A consultation has been launched on a new heating benefit that will give around 400,000 low income households the reassurance of a guaranteed £50 payment every winter. The Low Income Winter Heating Assistance will be introduced
Financial support for families of children with a disability available nationwide. Child Disability Payment opens for new applications across the country from today. For the first time anywhere in the UK, disability benefit applicants can apply online, as well as by phone, post or face-to-face.
Graeme Condemns Tory Colleagues’ “Shameful” Position The Scottish Parliament has voted overwhelming to oppose the Tory UK Government’s planned £20-a-week cut to Universal Credit next month. Following the vote, Graeme Dey – MSP for the Angus South Constituency – denounced Scottish Tories for backing the
Tory MSP Urged to ‘Put Words Into Action’ Social Justice secretary Shona Robison has made a heartfelt plea for the UK Government to scrap the ‘senseless and harmful’ withdrawal of the £20-a-week Universal Credit uplift. She will condemn the proposed cut when she opens a
Extra Money for 19,400+ Disabled Children & Young People Legislation which will lead to increased vital support to more than 19,400 children and young people, to help their families heat their homes this winter, has been laid in the Scottish Parliament. The legislation extends the
£17.6M Paid Out Nationwide to Families in Need More than 108,000 children have benefited from the Scottish Government’s new Scottish Child Payment according to the latest official statistics – with £369,050 supporting 2,090 families here in Angus. The figures highlight how many families and children
UK Gov Universal Credit Cuts While Scot Gov Invests Billions New research from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has revealed that more than one in three families with children in Scotland (37%) will lose £1,040 per year if the Tory UK Government goes ahead with cuts to
£239,000 Additional Funding Locally Graeme has encouraged any eligible parents who have not already done so to apply for the Scottish Government’s School Clothing Grant, which an estimated 2,473 school children across Angus are set to benefit from. The grant helps families pay for school
Over £270K Paid Out To Date Graeme has encouraged more young constituents to apply for the Scottish Government’s Job Start Payment, with successful applicants having benefitted from over £270,000 of support thus far since its launch. Research from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) found