Rudd says disabled people seeking benefits should not feel like they’re on trial
Disabled people should not feel as though they are being “put on trial” for claiming state benefits, Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd has said.
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DWP’s treatment of benefit claimants bordering on inhumane, MSPs told
People whose experiences of the UK Government’s benefits system bordered on the “inhumane” played a key role in considering a social security system in Scotland, MSPs have heard.
Dundee sheriff expresses concerns after hearing woman shoplifted to eat
A senior Dundee sheriff has voiced "considerable concern" about the new Universal Credit system after it emerged a woman caught stealing food only had £90 a month on which to survive.
Passport seizure threat as hundreds of parents in Tayside and Fife fail to make maintenance payments
Hundreds of parents in Tayside and Fife are not receiving any of the child maintenance payments they are owed leading to claims the system is broken.
Esther McVey says ‘personalised’ Universal Credit works – as 5,000 Scots get benefits-related emergency grants
The UK Welfare Secretary has insisted the Universal Credit system gets Scots back to work as it emerged more than 5,000 people needed emergency grants last year because of benefit delays.
Mum of murdered children fears she will lose home after benefits cease
A Fife mother who lost two children murdered by her husband fears losing her home after her disability benefits were stopped.
Benefit cuts hit Fife pockets to the tune of £3m
Disabled Fife residents have lost out on more than £3 million in vital benefits following swingeing welfare cuts.
Eight months’ jail for US pensioner who carried out £45,000 benefits scam — by not telling authorities his wife worked as benefits adviser
An American OAP has been jailed after admitting to a £45,000 benefit scam.
Dundee MP demands Prime Minister intervenes over HMRC jobs blow
Dundee West MP Chris Law has demanded Prime Minister Theresa May personally intervene to save the jobs of more than 450 HMRC staff in the city.
MPs demand ministers explain U-turn on Dundee HMRC jobs transfer
Tayside SNP MPs are demanding UK ministers explain why a promise to transfer HMRC staff in Dundee to new roles within the Department of Work and Pensions has been broken.