4 h. ago California revokes 17,000 driver's licenses. But the state disputes it is over immigration concerns

California plans to revoke 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses given to immigrants after the Trump administration raised concerns about people in the country illegally receiving licenses to drive a semitruck or a bus

Politics

28 h. ago Fury as four million Brits receive jobless benefits WITHOUT the need to look for work

FOUR million people are receiving jobless benefits without the need to look for work. The number is half the eight million who claim Universal Credit. The Department for Work and Pensions figures heap more pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves — months after a welfare shake-up to save £5billion was shelved. Reform UK’s Lee Anderson said:...

Economics

34 h. ago Government issues update on digital ID cards and people who may receive 'physical alternative'

Labour MP Josh Simons has said that the Government is looking at a "physical alternative" to digital ID cards

Politics

63 h. ago Winter Fuel Payment rules show five benefits that may not be eligible

The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed that more than nine million people born before September 22, 1959, will receive between £100 and £300 in Winter Fuel Payments

Politics

4 d. ago Full list of benefits that can be used to apply for Motability Scheme

The Motability Scheme allows people receiving specific benefits to allocate their allowance towards leasing a new vehicle

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4 d. ago Exact date millions on benefits and Universal Credit will get EXTRA payment set to land in accounts in WEEKS

MILLIONS will receive a Christmas bonus in their accounts in a few weeks. The free cash is for people receiving certain benefits, and it will be paid automatically. It's delivered to bank accounts during the first full week of December. This year, December 1 lands on a Monday, so you should get the payment within...

Economics

4 d. ago People in some states get SNAP food aid while others still wait for their November benefits

People in some U.S. states have started receiving their November SNAP benefits after delays caused by a legal battle over the government shutdown

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6 d. ago Extra £293 payment for thousands of people on carer benefits next month

More than 90,000 people in Scotland will receive the Carer Support Allowance payment in December.

Economics

6 d. ago Let’s find a light in the darkness as Record launch new Save Young Lives campaign

Record View says we must step up and guarantee young people struggling with mental health receive timely help whenever they need it.

Politics

8 d. ago HMRC sending important letters to thousands of people about income tax change in April

Around 200,000 people will receive the letter over the next week.

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9 d. ago People over State Pension age due up to £305 heating payment from this month

Nearly 900,000 older people in Scotland will receive the Pension Age Winter Heating Payment this year.

Economics

1 week ago DWP confirms exact date you must be born to get 2025 winter fuel payment 'from Friday'

The Department for Work and Pensions has refreshed its guidance and has announced that everyone is eligible to receive the winter fuel payment but advised that people earning more than certain amounts would have it recovered through taxation

Economics

1 week ago DWP pays winter fuel payment from Friday but confirms five groups 'will miss out'

The DWP has confirmed that four groups of people will not be eligible to receive the winter fuel payment, even if they meet the primary age criteria - and it will start from tomorrow

Economics

2 w. ago Starmer vows to get jobless youngsters back into work 'by threatening to cut their benefits'

The Prime Minister is said to have admitted this week that the large number of people receiving the support is damaging as they may 'struggle to get off' it.

Events

2 w. ago UK government issues update on Warm Home Discount eligibility for renters

Millions of people will receive the one-off financial support in the coming weeks

Politics

2 w. ago Pensioners at risk of ‘shameful’ and dangerous text messages over the winter

The DWP has warned of an uptick in people receiving malicious text messages across the autumn and winter period

Events

2 w. ago Carluke High Mill receives Gardening with Young People award from RHS Keep Scotland Beautiful

The majority of the work has been done in partnership with Street Level who are working collaboratively with Carluke High School and the Carluke Youth, Family and Community Learning team.

Events

2 w. ago Heard the one about the three vicars who went to the cinema – and were taught a lesson in tolerance? | Ravi Holy

Watching the film I Swear, at first I was irked by the shouting and swearing from an audience member. But I ended up thanking himWhat do vicars do in their spare time? Last week, I went with two friends, both fellow vicars, to see the new film I Swear. I knew from the trailer that it was about a man with Tourette syndrome (TS). What I didn’t know was that it was about a real person: John Davidson who was the subject of a 1989 BBC documentary called John’s Not Mad and who later received an MBE for his efforts to educate people about the condition and support his fellow sufferers.Before that programme, most people had never heard of TS. Nearly 40 years later, everybody (sort of) knows what it is, but it’s still often treated as a punchline – particularly on the comedy circuit.Ravi Holy is the vicar of Wye in Kent and a standup comedian Continue reading...

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2 w. ago PIP payments of up to £749 each month for people with muscle or joint conditions

More than one million people with musculoskeletal conditions receive between £29.20 and £187.45 each week.

Economics

2 w. ago Here are the ‘incredible’ friends who convinced Trump not to surge troops to San Francisco

The mercurial president said he’d received ‘four or five calls’ with some ‘very successful people’ who persuaded him to give San Francisco a chance

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