The final phase of migration will bring the total number of people in claim for the devolved benefit to 454,927 and looks set ...

Pension Age Disability Payment is replacing Attendance Allowance in Scotland - it is worth between £72.65 and £108.55 a week ...

Social Security Scotland currently administers 10 benefits – 7 of these are new and unique within the UK, such as the Best Start Grant and the “game-changing” Scottish Child Payment. Until Carer’s ...

The Scottish Government has now confirmed that this annual payment will increase by 1.7 per cent in the 2025/26 financial ...

Everyone north of the border in receipt of PIP or Disability Living Allowance (DLA) will move to the devolved Social Security Scotland System by the end of 2025. The transfer is also important for ...

A Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefit worth £25 a pop has been scrapped in one part of the UK. Cold Weather ...

In April 2025, changes to social security benefit rates will take effect across the UK, with most payments rising by 1.7% - matching the Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate recorded the previous ...

Social Security Scotland is taking over the administration and payment of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). This means from Spring 2025 ...

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on its plans to end the two-child cap on benefits. Eradicating child ...

Benefit claimants have been tipped to flee England for Scotland to swerve the two-child cap - adding at least £700million to SNP government spending pledges. A new report says SNP finance ...

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Aliss Higham is a Newsweek reporter based in Glasgow, Scotland. Her focus is reporting ... which could include programs like Social Security and Medicare. Social Security benefits are paid to ...