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
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Chris Law MP & Fareshare: Deliver 100 million meals to those worst affected by cost of living crisis
The UK Government could deliver tens of millions of meals worth of food to help with the cost of living crisis, MPs have highlighted, as concerns continue to rise about the effects of increased food and energy prices.Dundee West MP Chris Law joined 57 other MPs from across the House of Commons in writing to … Continue reading Chris Law MP & Fareshare: Deliver 100 million meals to those worst affected by cost of living crisis
Dundee MP shows support for Royal Mail postal workers threatened with 10,000 job losses
A Dundee MP has joined others in calling on the Royal Mail to 'stop the threats of job cuts to valued postal workers and 'engage meaningfully' with the Communications Worker Union to find an acceptable solution to ongoing strike action, following weeks of strike action. In a joint letter to the Chief Executive Officer of … Continue reading Dundee MP shows support for Royal Mail postal workers threatened with 10,000 job losses
New Chancellor must ensure compensation over Safe Hands funeral failures
The new Chancellor of the Exchequer has been urged to intervene and ensure full compensation for victims of the collapse of Safe Hands Funeral Plans, after it emerged that concerns first brought about five years ago about the running of the company were not acted upon by the Treasury. In a letter to the new … Continue reading New Chancellor must ensure compensation over Safe Hands funeral failures
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
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