A quarter of a million Scottish households use welfare safety net
More than 254,000 individual households have been given grants totalling £132.6m to help them through difficult times since the Scottish Welfare Fund scheme began in April 2013. This fund comprises Community Care Grants and Crisis Grants. Social Security Minister Jeane Freeman said the Fund is a ‘vital lifeline’ and urged Westminster to halt the ‘chaotic’ roll-out of Universal Credit. Continue reading Scottish Welfare Fund provides ‘vital lifeline’: Jeane Freeman