Thursday, December 8 marks Christmas Jumper Day - a day where all fashion rules go out the window and tacky clothing is encouraged.
19.11.2022 - 07:57 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Learning to drive is not only a time commitment, but it can also be expensive and a recent survey from Marmalade Insurance suggested that almost half of instructors have upped the price of lessons as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdowns.
It is estimated that around 40 per cent of instructors across the UK have increased the price of lessons since the start of 2020. The data also found that an average lesson costs around £31.15 - a nine per cent increase from the previous year, which was priced on average at £28.47.
However, many disabled people may not be aware that the Motability Scheme can offer up to 40 hours of free driving lessons to those who qualify all-year-round. As the average learner driver needs between 40-50 hours of lessons before they are test-ready, this could potentially cover your full learning journey and is something many disabled people may not be aware of.
And, if you have a driving licence but are making the transition to an adapted vehicle, the Motability Scheme can help by funding familiarisation lessons.
These specialist lessons give you time to learn how to operate an adapted vehicle under the supervision of a trained instructor.
The Motability Driving Lessons Grant Programme currently prioritises funding for people want to learn to drive and who are
1. In receipt of one of these disability allowances:
2. Receive a Government assessed means-tested benefit, including:
You must also have a current lease agreement on the Motability Scheme or have a pending application for a vehicle on the Motability Scheme, with a confirmed date to take delivery of the vehicle within the next four months.
Guidance on the Motability website states: “All grant applications are means-tested to
Thursday, December 8 marks Christmas Jumper Day - a day where all fashion rules go out the window and tacky clothing is encouraged.
Christmas Day is on a Sunday this year which means Boxing Day is on a Monday, however, the bank holiday status for that date has been moved to Tuesday, December 27. This means that State Pension payments and benefits for older people delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions which are due on those dates will be made earlier.
Legacy benefit claimants across the UK who missed out on the £20 weekly uplift paid to millions of people on Universal Credit during the coronavirus pandemic will be able to watch a livestream of the appeal hearing from the Court of Appeal today, Wednesday December 7.
Almost one in four families across Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland qualified for financial support from the UK Government's £37 billion support package to help them through the cost of living crisis this winter. However, if you were not eligible for a means-tested benefit, disability, or pensioner payment, you may still be able to access cash support from your local council
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Figures shared by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that in February there were 22 million people across the UK claiming at least one benefit. That number includes nearly 12.5 million older people now in receipt of State Pension payments, a contributory benefit only available to those of retirement age with at least 10 years’ worth of National Insurance Contributions.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that more than 11.6 million pensioner households across the UK, including around one million in Scotland, have started to receive a one-off payment worth up to £600 to help with their heating bills this winter.
An appeal hearing over the £20 weekly uplift which was paid to millions of people claiming Universal Credit during the coronavirus pandemic, but not to those on legacy benefits, is due to take place next week. One of the litigant’s involved in the challenge confirmed on social media that the legal team representing the four benefit claimants will present their case to the Court of Appeal on Wednesday December 7, 2022.
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State Pension provides essential financial support every four weeks for more than 12.5 million people across the UK, including 981,399 living in Scotland. This regular payment of up to £185.15 per week for the Full, new State Pension or £141.85 per week for the basic old State Pension (Category A or B) is available for those who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age, which increased to 66 for both men and women in October 2020.
Carer’s Allowance is a benefit delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to people across the UK who are looking after a friend or family member for at least 35 hours each week. Eligible claimants receive a weekly payment of £69.70, but if you live in Scotland, you will also receive Carer’s Allowance Supplement, an additional payment of £245.70 which is made twice each year - the next one is due in December.
The latest statistics from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that in February this year there were 12.5 million people across the UK receiving State Pension payments, a contributory benefit which provides essential financial support every four weeks for those who have paid at least 10 years' worth of National Insurance Contributions.
People aged over-50 are facing a lifetime of financial insecurity as a report reveals which age group is being hit the hardest by the cost of living crisis. Research from Edinburgh University’s Smart Data Foundry found economic inactivity rates have risen by a third for the over-50s age group since 2019.
Energy customers in Scotland claiming certain benefits may be able to get £150 deducted from their electricity bill this winter through the Warm Home Discount scheme. The money is paid directly by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to energy suppliers between October, 2022 and March, 2023.
The latest figures shared by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that in February there were 22 million people across the UK claiming at least one benefit. That number includes nearly 12.5 million older people now in receipt of State Pension payments, a contributory benefit only available to those of retirement age with at least 10 years’ worth of National Insurance Contributions.