PIP to be replaced by new disability payment which includes no face-to-face assessments
Face-to-face assessments will only be necessary when it is the only practicable way to make a decision.
10:08, 5 MAY 2021
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PIP myths that stop people claiming support worth hundreds of pounds every month
Successful PIP claimants receive between £94.80 and £608.60 every four weeks from the DWP.
14:45, 4 MAY 2021
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THEY all agree on the need for independence – what else do they agree on and what separates them? The SNP and the Scottish Greens were they only two pro-Yes parties in the Scottish Parliament last time, but independence supporters now face wider choice at the ballot box. Today the Sunday National compares the manifestos of five parties campaigning for your vote on May 6.
INDEPENDENCE AND EUROPE THE SNP advocate a referendum on sovereignty for Scotland during the next parliamentary term – within the first 2.5 years “if the Covid crisis has passed” – and rejoining the EU. The Scottish Greens also want the ballot during the next parliamentary session and to take Scotland back into the EU.
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The Scottish Labour Party has launched its 2021 election manifesto. The full document runs to 59 pages. So, what is the party promising? BBC Scotland s correspondents have been analysing the pledges.
1. Short and long term economic recovery
Work, re-skilling and the economy take top billing for both short term recovery from Covid and the longer term. There s a big promise of a job for everyone under 25, disabled or long-term unemployed - potentially 60,000 roles. Anas Sarwar is keen to underline that he wants to work with business - on this, and across his economic plans.
That said, business would be put under pressure by Labour to improve employment conditions, adding strings to public sector contracts, and improving women s experience of work - paid and unpaid.