Recent caselaw considered the qualifying conditions for the childcare element of universal credit for a couple if one is working and the other is a carer.
Check the qualifying benefits and eligibility criteria for free school meals and school clothing grant in each local authority in Scotland for the 2026/27 school year.
What to do if circumstances change pending an adult disability payment (ADP) appeal. No more case transfer of disability and carer benefits. Pensions from EEA states and the competent state.
March 2026 edition of CPAG in Scotland's disabled children and families update: changes to carer benefits, moving to Scotland from other parts of the UK, Scottish government response to the independent review of ADP.
Update from CPAG in Scotland's service advising migrant groups: new free EU nationals’ rights eLearning, Withdrawal Agreement protections from 2 December 2025, the effect of getting a pension from an EEA state.
Martin Williams considers the implications of a recent Upper Tribunal decision concerning the treatment of ‘vulnerable adults’ by the First-tier Tribunal.
Martin Williams considers cases where the DWP ‘closes’ a claim made by a new claimant of universal credit (UC) on the basis that they have failed to establish their identity.
