Local MP Alyn Smith has backed a campaign against cuts to Universal Credit, by the Scottish Campaign on Rights to Social Security (SCoRSS) – a coalition of over 40 organisations who advocate for a reformed social security system. Their briefing to MPs shows: A staggering 74% of Citizens Advice Bureau clients on Universal Credit will […]
Thousands of Stirling Families to Suffer Universal Credit Cuts
UK Chancellor Must Stop Pushing Scots Into Poverty Alyn Smith MP and Evelyn Tweed MSP have condemned UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak, for pushing ahead with his proposed £20 a week cut to Universal Credit – despite the devastating impact to families and households across Stirling. Scheduled for 6th October, this will be the biggest overnight […]
Alyn Smith Urges Pension Credit Sign-ups
Local MP Alyn Smith is urging those who are eligible to take up Pension Credit. This is extra money to assist with living costs if the applicant is over State Pension age and on a low income. Pension credit can also assist with housing costs such as ground rent or service charges. This comes after […]
Alyn Smith MP Stands Up For Those on Universal Credit
Local Stirling MP Alyn Smith has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer urging the UK Government to reconsider proposed cuts to Universal Credit, which would affect the incomes of over 5 million households nationally and 5975 households in the Stirling constituency. The proposed cuts will bite just as inflation is predicted to rise, impacting […]
Stirling MP Urges Action on Equitable Life Pension Scandal
Alyn Smith MP has called on the UK Government to step up and take its responsibilities in the ongoing Equitable Life pension scandal more rigorously. The firm crashed in 2000, owing policyholders billions. In 2010 the UK Government agreed a £1.5 billion compensation package, far short of what campaign group EMAG claims should have been […]
6,815 People in Stirling Area At Risk From Tory Universal Credit Cut
Stirling MP Alyn Smith is calling on the Tory government to u-turn on plans to cut Universal Credit in the middle of an economic crisis – after new figures revealed that Boris Johnson’s plan to remove the £20 per week uplift in April would hit 6,815 people in Mr Smith’s constituency. Latest statistics show that […]