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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Nobody should die in poverty: Chris Law MP pledges support for Marie Curie campaignÂ
Dundee West MP Chris Law has added his support to Marie Curie’s Dying in Poverty campaign, following a drop-in event in Westminster to raise awareness of the campaign.  Mr Law backed the end-of-life charity’s campaign against dying in poverty and is encouraging his constituents to do the same by signing a petition online. The petition … Continue reading Nobody should die in poverty: Chris Law MP pledges support for Marie Curie campaignÂ
Dundee MP warns of working pensioners denied support despite financial pressures
Those over pension age who continued to carry out self-employed work may be put at risk of severe financial harm or bankruptcy due to the denial of financial support through the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS), Dundee West MP Chris Law has warned, following contact from constituents affected.  Those who are self-employed but whose income … Continue reading Dundee MP warns of working pensioners denied support despite financial pressures
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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