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Council could step in to stop Aberdeen schoolkids going hungry at hand of universal credit ‘anomaly’
Unions and business leaders back MPs’ call for furlough scheme extension
Households faced difficulties before Covid financial support arrived, says IFS
Councillors agree plan to tackle growing pandemic-inflicted child poverty in Aberdeenshire
Stark report reveals 75% increase in Universal Credit claims in Aberdeenshire as ‘increased inequalities’ put more at risk to poverty
Virgin Media to launch budget broadband plan for struggling Britons
Ministers warned bereaved families could lose compensation payments
Number of families affected by benefit cap surges due to Covid-19, figures show
‘Not good enough’: Review of ‘devastating’ benefit rules for terminally ill still not complete
Benefit claimants across Highlands being ‘forced into debt’ by universal credit five-week wait
Frontline migrant workers forced to pay NHS charge will be refunded, Prime Minister pledges
Number of Aberdonians affected by unemployment up 60% in just one month
North-east MSP calls for students to receive Universal Credit during lockdown
Coronavirus: Schools in Scotland could be closed and hospital treatments delayed
PMQs: Boris Johnson says ‘I hate agreeing with these people’ after SNP question Lords’ pay
Rent arrears up in Aberdeenshire following universal credit roll-out
Tragedy of the women selling sex to feed kids
Scottish Government claims thousands falling into poverty as a result of welfare reform
Universal Credit sanctions are leaving people ‘destitute’, Inverness CAB warns
Elgin councillor argues universal credit is doing what it’s designed to do – as council rent arrears mount
Universal Credit having a significant impact on council house tenants in Moray
Award-winning Aberdeenshire artist appeals for help to gain British citizenship following death of husband
MSP demands DWP reverses raft of ‘discriminatory measures’ facing north-east residents with sensory impairment