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Scots urged to be alert to scams as £324 DWP payment arrives in bank accounts

In the Scottish Press

Ivan Prothero - November 8, 2022

SCOTS have been urged to look out for scams as cost-of-living support payments have started to arrive in peoples bank account today. Around 689,000...

Scottish Government names three local areas chosen for pilot Child Disability Payment – Health News Scotland

Health

Kirsty Stewart - December 8, 2020

Families of children with a disability or long term health condition living in Dundee City, Perth and Kinross and the Western Isles will be...

Vulnerable pair get 2 bananas, 4 potatoes, 2 baguettes, sausage rolls and grapes after benefit stops

News

Deadline News Journalist - March 15, 2019

SHOCKING pictures show the "disgusting" emergency food supplied to a vulnerable couple to last them at least a week after Universal Credit stopped. Anne Gates,...

DWP apologise to man dying of cancer for arranging a “work coach”

News

Deadline News Journalist - February 22, 2019

A MAN dying of cancer has received an apology from bungling civil servants who arranged a "work coach" to get him back into employment. A...

Woman with nine bank accounts and £120k home barred from teaching profession for benefit fraud

In Brief

Kirsty Stewart - July 28, 2017

A TEACHING assistant falsely claimed benefits despite having tens of thousands in nine bank accounts - and a home worth £120,000. Wendy Bleazard was paid...