11 h. ago New devolved benefit payment rates due this month for pensioners, disabled people and families

Social Security Scotland will deliver 18 benefits and one-off payments by the end of this year.

Economics

65 h. ago It's time we wiped the smirks off the smug little faces of all the benefit cheats pretending to be disabled. These scroungers should be ASHAMED

The Chancellor Rachel Reeves is, rightly, raising the bar on who can qualify for disability benefits. She may be wrong in a lot of respects, but on this I can't fault her.

Politics

4 d. ago A quarter of Brits now say they are DISABLED as number soars by 40 per cent in a decade to almost 17 million amid row over benefit cuts

Some 16.8 million people say they have a mental or physical impairment that 'causes substantial difficulty' in their day-to-day life, according to government data.

Politics

7 d. ago ‘I’m terrified’: Disabled benefit claimants on the impact of Labour’s £5 billion cuts to welfare

Welfare recipients tell The Independent what losing their health-related benefits would mean to them

Economics

8 d. ago AD FEATURE: Disabled pensioners in Scotland urged to apply for new benefit

Pension Age Disability Payment is designed to support pensioners who require significant care and assistance

Politics

2 w. ago What do I need to score to get Pip disability payments? How are they changing and what is happening to Universal Credit? All your questions answered as Labour slashes £5billion off welfare budget

Personal Independence Payment (Pip) is a tax-free benefit in England, Wales and Northern Ireland aimed at helping the disabled with the increased cost of living associated with their conditions.

Economics

2 w. ago What are PIP disability payments, how are they changing and how will you be affected? All your questions answered as Labour slashes £5billion off the welfare budget

Personal Independence Payment (Pip) is a tax-free benefit in England, Wales and Northern Ireland aimed at helping the disabled with the increased cost of living associated with their conditions.

Economics

3 w. ago Scandal of the sick: Ill and disabled benefit claimants die waiting for vital payments

Exclusive: One man has been waiting for almost three years to receive the benefit and finally won a battle to be reassessed – but he’s still waiting

Events

3 w. ago New devolved benefit payment rates for pensioners, disabled people and families from next month

Social Security Scotland will deliver 18 benefits and one-off payments by the end of 2025.

Economics