Highlands & Islands A bleak winter ahead: Young people and tourism-reliant communities suffer in grip of Covid-19 October 19, 2020
Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire Demand for emergency supplies from north-east foodbank in five months of pandemic up nearly 40% on need through all of last year September 29, 2020
Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire Council could step in to stop Aberdeen schoolkids going hungry at hand of universal credit ‘anomaly’ September 11, 2020
Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire Councillors agree plan to tackle growing pandemic-inflicted child poverty in Aberdeenshire September 8, 2020
Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire Stark report reveals 75% increase in Universal Credit claims in Aberdeenshire as ‘increased inequalities’ put more at risk to poverty August 28, 2020
UK politics ‘Not good enough’: Review of ‘devastating’ benefit rules for terminally ill still not complete July 1, 2020
UK politics Benefit claimants across Highlands being ‘forced into debt’ by universal credit five-week wait June 24, 2020
UK politics Frontline migrant workers forced to pay NHS charge will be refunded, Prime Minister pledges June 17, 2020
Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire North-east MSP calls for students to receive Universal Credit during lockdown May 13, 2020
Scottish politics Coronavirus: Schools in Scotland could be closed and hospital treatments delayed March 8, 2020
UK politics PMQs: Boris Johnson says ‘I hate agreeing with these people’ after SNP question Lords’ pay February 12, 2020
Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire Rent arrears up in Aberdeenshire following universal credit roll-out November 5, 2019
Scottish politics Scottish Government claims thousands falling into poverty as a result of welfare reform September 14, 2019
Scottish politics Universal Credit sanctions are leaving people ‘destitute’, Inverness CAB warns August 14, 2019
Moray Elgin councillor argues universal credit is doing what it’s designed to do – as council rent arrears mount May 29, 2019
Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire Award-winning Aberdeenshire artist appeals for help to gain British citizenship following death of husband May 4, 2019
Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire MSP demands DWP reverses raft of ‘discriminatory measures’ facing north-east residents with sensory impairment April 23, 2019
UK politics Ministers to consider multi-million-pound benefit refund for Highland Council April 20, 2019
Moray Moray Foodbank expanding and re-branding to offer varied support for those in need April 13, 2019
UK politics Highlands left millions of pounds ‘out of pocket’ by Universal Credit roll out April 11, 2019
Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire Man turned to shoplifting after Universal Credit switch left him penniless April 4, 2019
