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31 Aug 2024
by Hyo Eun Shin, from the CAS Strong Communities team.
This article was first posted in the Herald on 31 August 2024.
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20 May 2024
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14 Mar 2024
A new court ruling is set to offer people greater protection when moving to Universal Credit from legacy benefits, particularly people fleeing domestic abuse.
Currently people receiving Universal Credit (UC) after migrating from a legacy benefit (i.e. Tax Credits), receive a top up Transitional Element if the UC is less than they received in legacy benefit. The value of the top up is gradually reduced as people's circumstances change.
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25 Jun 2023
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17 Jun 2023
by Isla McIntosh, Manager of the CAS Strong Communities team.
This article was first published i the Herald on 17 June 2023.
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3 Oct 2022
by Andrew Fraser, senior policy officer (Strong Communities team).
This article was first published in the Herald on 3 October 2022.
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22 Aug 2022
by Andrew Fraser, senior CAS policy officer.
This article was first published in the Herald on 22 August 2022.
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8 Aug 2022
by Tracey Reilly, CAS policy manager (Strong Communities team).
This article was published in the Herald on 8 August 2022.
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1 Aug 2022
by Tracey Reilly, CAS Policy Manager (Strong Communities team).
This article was originally published in the Herald on 1 August 2022.
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25 Apr 2022
by Andrew Fraser, CAS Strong Communities team.
This article was first published in the Herald on 25 April 2022.
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