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Universal Credit claimants targeted in multi-million-pound scam

Fraudsters have pocketed tens and thousands of pounds in Universal Credit after scamming claimants, leaving them in arrears with the Department of Work & Pensions and stealing from the public pot of taxpayers’ money.

Summer Holiday Childcare Costs ‘Pushing Parents into Debt’

The costs of having children looked after during the summer holidays is adding significantly to the financial headaches of parents across the UK.

Campaigners Call for Two-child Benefit Limit to be Scrapped

Campaign groups and charities have called for the UK government to scrap its policy of withholding certain benefit amounts from families with more than two children.

1.3 Million Pensioners Not Claiming Cash They’re Entitled To

As many as four in 10 people who are entitled to claim pension credits are not doing so, primarily because they don’t realise that they could be.

Charities Call on Sturgeon to Give Parents Income Supplement Sooner

First minister Nicola Sturgeon is being urged to introduce a planned income supplement for low income families sooner than is currently intended.

Working Scots Going Without Food as They Wait for Payday

A sizable proportion of Scots who are in work have had to go without food at some point over the last year due to a lack of cash as they await their next payday.

Debtors to Get 60 Days of ‘Breathing Space’ from Creditors

People with serious debt problems across the UK will soon be given protections from their creditors for a period of 60 days if they engage with professional debt advisers and seek out long-term solutions to their financial issues.

1 in 6 Workers in Low-paid and Insecure Jobs, Researchers Say

Roughly in one in six people in employment around the UK are in low-paid and insecure work, according to a new piece of research carried out by the Living Wage Foundation.

Government to Assess Impact of Universal Credit on Recipients in Scotland

The UK government is to asses the impact that welfare policies including Universal Credit have had on people living in Scotland.

Regulator Promises Overhaul of ‘Dysfunctional’ Overdrafts Market

The financial services sector’s regulator has promised to introduce a variety of rule changes that are designed to better protect consumers who find themselves in debt and facing fees in relation to their bank or building society overdrafts.

New Grant Launched to Help Low-income Families with School Costs

A new grant has been launched by the Scottish government with the aim of providing some financial assistance to low-income families with school-age children.

Energy Firms Told to Do More for Their Vulnerable Customers

Energy suppliers have been told by the authors of an independent report that they should be doing more to support their most vulnerable customers.