Stirling MP Alyn Smith has backed renewed calls on the Tory government to fix the serious gaps in support for the forgotten millions – as the New Starter Justice campaign launches a day of protest online for those still left out of coronavirus financial support schemes. The UK Tory government now faces fresh pressure to […]
Stirling MP & MSP Call for Universal Credit Support for Students
Alyn Smith MP and Bruce Crawford MSP have called for a temporary relaxation of the qualifying criteria for Universal Credit, to allow students who are in financial difficulty as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic to claim during the summer months. The SNP have written to the UK government asking them to allow students to […]
Stirling Politicians: Guaranteed Minimum Income Can Protect All Households
Stirling’s MP and MSP are renewing calls for the UK government to deliver additional support for the self-employed after the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) warned that millions of self-employed people would fall through the gaps in the UK government’s proposals. New analysis from the IFS shows that around 2 million people with self-employment income […]
Council Tax: Stirling Politicians Urge Locals to Check What They Could Save
Stirling MP Alyn Smith and MSP Bruce Crawford are urging local people to check if they are entitled to Council Tax exemptions after Citizens Advice has launched a new campaign and online service, enabling people to go online to check how much they could save. Citizens Advice Scotland say that people going to them for […]
Stirling Pensions Missing Out on £3 Million Each Year
Non-profit organisation, Independent Age, has estimated that around £2,959,000 in Pension Credit is not reaching the poorest pensioners in the Stirling area each year. Pension Credit is designed to keep pensioners out of poverty and can make all the difference when paying for basic necessities, such as the weekly shop or heating the house. […]
