Chris Law MP has joined leading charity Age Scotland in urging low-income pensioners across Dundee to act quickly and put in a claim for Pension Credit before the Sunday 18 December 2022 deadline, to avoid losing out on an extra £324 cost of living payment. The national charity for older people, Age Scotland, can help identify … Continue reading Dundee MP urges pensioners to act quickly to claim extra cost of living payment
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4,710Â families across Dundee to receive Child Payment increase
ALL ELIGIBLE FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN UNDER-16 ELIGIBLE FOR SUPPORT The Scottish Child Payment has been increased from £20 to £25 per week per child, meaning over 4,500 families across Dundee are set to receive a boost to their household incomes from the Scottish Government. Eligibility for the payment - which is only available in Scotland … Continue reading 4,710 families across Dundee to receive Child Payment increase
Chris Law MP calls on new DWP Head to broaden delivery of Cost of Living Payments
 Dundee West MP Chris Law has called on the UK Government’s new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to extend the Cost of Living Payments to cover those who receive benefits but currently fall outwith the scope of additional support. The UK Government announced earlier this year that they would introduce two Cost of … Continue reading Chris Law MP calls on new DWP Head to broaden delivery of Cost of Living Payments
Dundee MP backs call for the poorest older people to get help with fuel bills this pandemic winter
More than £88.2 million could have been missed out on last winter by people in later life in the UK who are eligible for the Warm Home Discount scheme, according to analysis by Independent Age. This includes an estimated 1145 older people missing out on £160000 of the life-changing payment in Dundee West. Morgan Vine, Head of Policy and … Continue reading Dundee MP backs call for the poorest older people to get help with fuel bills this pandemic winter
Dundee MP criticises DWP over slow transition to homeworking
Dundee West MP Chris Law has criticised the Department of Work and Pensions over the slow pace of transition to homeworking for its Dundee workforce, following the publication of new rules on homeworking earlier this week by the Scottish Government. In a letter to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Thérèse Coffey MP, Mr Law highlighted the Department’s workforce at Lindsay House as just one area … Continue reading Dundee MP criticises DWP over slow transition to homeworking
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