35 h. ago HMRC confirms new weekly Child Benefit payment rates from April

Guardian’s Allowance rates for the 2026/27 financial year have also been announced.

Economics

4 d. ago Scottish businesses face a new visibility risk as AI replaces search

Generative AI is changing how businesses are discovered. New evidence suggests Scottish firms that fail to adapt risk losing visibility altogether.

Events

5 d. ago 'Human swan' evidence due to be heard next week at paraglider death inquiry

Dan Burton, 54, died following a paragliding accident in Sutherland in 2021.

Events

1 week ago HMRC confirms Child Benefit payment delay for parents in Scotland next week

Child Benefit payments are only issued on a Monday or Tuesday.

Society

3 w. ago How the Scottish child payment has made a real difference – and not discouraged parents from working

More than 70,000 Scottish children who would otherwise live in food insecurity or material deprivation do not – because of the Scottish Child Payment

Society

last month No evidence Scottish child payment really encourages worklessness, study finds

The research found deprivation and food insecurity would be up to 9% higher without the benefit unique to Scotland.

Economics