Edinburgh College’s Barbering students have swapped the salon for homeless shelters in the city as part of a project offering free haircuts to homeless people this Christmas. Continue reading Barbering students give haircuts to the homeless at Christmas
For many families across the UK, turkey will be the centerpiece of their menu this Christmas. A veritable feast undoubtedly lies in store – but the traditional festive food highlight should be treated with the utmost care to avoid harmful bacteria spreading and causing potential infection. Continue reading Don’t be a turkey victim this Christmas
Help transform young people’s lives and give them the chance of a brighter future. Continue reading RICS: Join campaign to give young homeless people in Scotland a home in winter
An enhanced mental health service aimed at supporting teens in Scotland was unveiled yesterday at NHS 24’s Annual Review. The programme, which will promote the benefits of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for improving mental wellbeing for the over 16s, and delivered via NHS 24’s Living Life service , will initially be piloted in a single health board area. Continue reading NHS 24: More support for teenage mental health
Ahead of today’s Stage One vote at Holyrood on the Social Security Bill, Alison Johnstone MSP, Social Security spokesperson for the Scottish Greens, said rising inflation shows the need for the UK Government to scrap the benefits freeze and for the Scottish Government to ensure new devolved benefits increase with the cost of living.
She pressed the issue of uprating devolved benefits at least in line with inflation during committee scrutiny of the Social Security Bill.
A majority of the Social Security Committee has recommended that the Bill includes an annual duty on ministers to consider inflation when setting the rates of devolved benefits.
Inflation means annual household costs are rising 3.1 per cent, but the UK Government continues to keep a range of benefits frozen at 2015 levels, meaning that the real-terms value of many benefits is falling.
Sheffield Hallam University figures show that 700,000 Scots households a year will be worse off to the tune of £450 a year by 2020/21.
Alison Johnstone, Social Security spokesperson for the Scottish Greens and MSP for Lothian, said: “Vulnerable members of our communities are struggling with the rising cost of living due to a heartless UK Government that has frozen their financial support. The latest inflation figures show this problem will only get worse but with new devolved powers there’s a chance for Scotland to take a different approach.
“Scottish Ministers have indicated a pay rise for public sector staff that almost matches inflation, following years of real-terms cuts. The same principle must apply to devolved benefits covered by the new Social Security Bill, if we truly believe in a fairer Scotland.”
The search is on! Scotland’s National Agency for Youth Work is looking for the very best work being done with young people across Scotland. Youth workers, young people and volunteers from across Edinburgh are being encouraged to nominate entries for the National Youth Work Awards 2018 organised by YouthLink Scotland. Continue reading Year of Young People Youth Work Awards
