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I had an interesting meeting I wanted to tell you about. I had the opportunity to meet with the Minister for Employment and the Secretary of State for Education at 10 Downing Street.

Universal credit (UC) claimants are not always getting extra amounts of UC they’re entitled to when they become eligible for some other benefits because of poor data-sharing within the DWP.

First Minister urged to, “at the very least”, deliver on campaign commitment to increase Scottish child payment to £30. 

Frances Ryan, Welfare Rights Worker at CPAG in Scotland, takes a look at ‘adult disability payment’ (ADP), a new disability benefit for working-age people who live in Scotland.

A report analysing the impact Scottish government policies and lower childcare costs have on the costs of bringing up a child.

This report looks at the challenges faced by kinship carers claiming universal credit.