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New PIP and DLA benefits to start rolling out over next two years A pilot scheme will be introduced this summer in three council areas. There are big changes coming to Scottish benefits (Image: Getty Images) Get the latest on money saving tips and benefit changes straight to your inbox each week with our Record Money newsletter.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more news...

BBC Scotland correspondents analyse the pledges in the election manifesto of the Scottish Green Party.

Universal Credit uplift must be made permanent to protect vulnerable Scots, says SNP MP The SNP's work and pensions spokesman writes for the Record on why the UK Government's Budget this week must protect society's most vulnerable. There are growing calls for the Universal Credit uplift to be made permanent (Image: PA) Get the latest on money saving tips and benefit changes straight to your inbox each week with our Record Money newsletter.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletter...

Monica Lennon said she wants to lead a Labour Party that people can be clear what it stands for and who it stands up for. The Lanarkshire MSP said a new approach is needed to win back support from people in communities where previously supporting Labour would be second nature. She has mooted the idea of a split from the UK Labour Party and is scathing of the Better Together campaign that she feels lost the party support and respect. Lennon, said her top priority is poverty and that she will work with others to eradicate it. She has already led a successful campaign on period poverty...

Payments to start from late February. More than 77,000 Scottish Child Payment applications have been received since Social Security Scotland started taking applications on 9 November. The new benefit, which is unique to Scotland, will give qualifying parents and carers £40 every four weeks for each child under six. The benefit started yesterday, meaning that Social Security Scotland is now able to do final eligibility checks and start issuing decisions. The first decisions and payments will arrive from later this month. Payments for those who applied yesterday or earlier have been backdated....