45 h. ago Pilot of ‘transformative’ minimum income proposed after Scottish election

Charities, campaigners and academics call for ‘fundamental change to the social contract’

Politics

46 h. ago The Scottish Government has the powers to bring in a minimum income guarantee

Writing in the Daily Record, The Robertson's Trust Head of programmes and practice Russell Gunson says Scottish Parliament has enough powers to bring in a minimum income guarantee.

Politics

46 h. ago Scottish Government group urges £55 a week Scottish Child Payment

The Minimum Income Guarantee Expert Group has issued a report on tackling poverty.

Economics

8 d. ago Minimum income requirement for family visas in UK should be lowered, review suggests

Campaigners call for ‘tax on love’ family visa income requirements to be scrapped

Politics

9 d. ago In limbo: families hoping for change to UK income rules for spousal visas

The migration advisory committee is due to release a review of the UK’s minimum income requirement for family visas – currently set at £29,000. Many British families are in a state of enforced separation. Family visas represent just 5% of total UK visa applications, yet are a key focus of a migration crackdown. Working with Reunite Families, photographer Frankie Mills documents the lives of nine families whose stories illustrate the human cost of this policy thresholdThree weeks ago, Keir Starmer said the UK was at risk of becoming an “island of strangers”. But for countless British citizens across the country, that isolation is already a lived reality by design of immigration rules that force them to choose between their homeland and family.The minimum income requirement dictates how much a person needs to earn in order to bring their non-British partner here. Set at £18,600 for a decade, the Conservatives announced plans to raise it dramatically to £38,700 before backtracking afte...

Politics

1 week ago Family visa salary threshold should not be raised warns Home Office

The minimum income to bring a family member from abroad to Britain should be lowered to £23,000 to £25,000, the Migration Advisory Committee suggested

Events

1 week ago More than 50,000 write to SNP minister to oppose Flamingo Land plans, say Greens

Green MSP Ross Greer said planning minister Ivan McKee must “listen to the Scottish public” on the Lomond Banks proposals.

Politics

2 w. ago Development on Bannockburn battlefield site refused planning permission

The local council previously approved the proposals, but that decision has now been overturned by Scottish ministers.

Events

4 w. ago Scottish Government set to give major update on Galloway National Park proposal

Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon will make a ministerial statement on the issue at Holyrood next week.

Politics