Rory Mair Citizens Advice Scotland has called for a halt to the accelerated roll-out of Universal Credit, publishing new figures which show the system risks leaving thousands of Scots in poverty and debt.
Housing Benefit
Rev Dr Richard Frazer The Church of Scotland has attacked a new cap on benefits which will limit the amount UK families can receive in benefits to £20,000 from Monday onwards.
Mary Taylor Commenting on the DWP’s Housing Benefit caseload statistics which show that the City of Glasgow Area has the highest number of ‘bedroom tax’ cases in the UK at 12,443, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) said that it hoped the new powers offered in the Scotland B
Graeme Brown, director of Shelter Scotland Housing charity Shelter Scotland has warned that new changes to housing benefit entitlement for 18-21 year olds could increase youth homelessness in the UK.