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Scottish Borders Council has announced a scheme to give £75 to families who are struggling. Photo: Unsplash/Daiga Ellaby VULNERABLE and low-income families can now benefit from an emergency payment after Scottish Borders Council s executive committee passed the proposal. A report investigating ways to further support individuals facing hardship was discussed at a meeting of the committee last Tuesday (February 9) – with councillors agreeing to the recommendations put forward. One of the proposals in the report to help struggling families during the coronavirus pandemic was to introduce a £75 emergency payment. Regarding the payment, the report states: Vulnerable and low-income families that may be in hardship are considered a high priority.
Tip of the iceberg : Appeals for energy bills help soars as Scots in extreme fuel poverty grows MINISTERS have come under increased pressure to take action as appeals for help over energy bills have soared while the numbers of Scots being plunged into extreme fuel poverty have risen in a year. Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is calling for greater investment in energy efficiency measures as demand for online advice rose as the weather turned cold. Unique webpage views of the charity’s online advice page Grants and Benefits to help you pay your energy bills have increased by 136 per cent since September, going from 581 views in September to 1,372 in November. Figures continued to rise in December.
£3.5m paid out in benefits
According to Social Security Scotlandâs annual report, between September 2018 and March 2020, the benefits were delivered to people such as low-income families and unpaid carers
The money was paid out over an 18-month period (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)
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Thousands of families with disabled Scots children receive new £200 winter heating payment
The Scottish Government has invested over £2.5 million in the Child Winter Heating Assistance scheme.
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Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Thousands of families of disabled children in Scotland have received an additional £200 to help heat their homes this winter.