benefits
Independent food banks giving out 13,000 emergency food parcels a week
Third of families on benefits will rely on charity food this Christmas – survey
Carer’s Allowance benefit overpaid by nearly £15m, auditor finds
Eligibility for £500 coronavirus self-isolation grant to be extended
Almost 700,000 pushed into poverty by Covid-19 crisis – think tank
Number of households subject to benefits cap doubles in six months, figures show
Universal Credit cuts may push 60,000 more Scots into poverty, ministers warn
Call to extend financial lifeline to disabled people on legacy benefits
READERS’ LETTERS: Covid crisis is a real opportunity for change
Coronavirus: Scottish disability benefit rollout delayed as UK ministers agree to maintain delivery
Amy Winehouse’s mother pleads with PM to make urgent changes to benefits system
Hardship fund for struggling Dundee council tenants to rise by £200K while rents rise by minimum of 3%
‘Are you running like Mo Farah?’ Alleged Perthshire benefits cheat ran 10,000m dressed as Santa
Social Security Scotland on lookout for new Dundee offices
Fife woman admits £8k benefits fraud after false claim about husband’s employment
Dundee Matters: Supporting Scotland’s army of young carers is absolutely vital
Dundee man ‘unable to heat home or buy food’ jailed for shoplifting
Thug threatened to ‘smash’ Dundee Job Centre and staff in benefits row
Let people on benefits help tackle soft fruits labour crisis, says Perthshire farmer
£47,000 Fife benefits fraudster caught out in undercover surveillance operation
Fife woman admits wrongly claiming more than £25,000 in disability benefits
‘Groundbreaking’ support service given extension after securing £350,000 for cancer patients in Dundee
Homeless woman living on £23 a week jailed after stealing to “pay debt”
