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Apprenticeship funding
Funding for 25,500 new Modern Apprentices, 2,500 Foundation Apprentices More than £100 million funding to support Modern and Foundation Apprenticeships in 2025-26 has been confirmed by Education...
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Fraser of Allander analysis: The welfare bill under pressure
We have heard this week that the UK Government Chancellor Rachel Reeves intends to make cuts to the welfare bill to bring UK Government borrowing down in line with her fiscal rules ahead of the next...
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New Permanent Secretary for Scotland
Joe Griffin appointed top civil servant at the Scottish Government Joe Griffin has been appointed Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government and will take up post in April 2025. Mr Griffin has...
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RCEM calls on Scottish government to address long, dangerous A&E waits
‘We need more than apologies, we need action’ As Scotland’s hospitals experienced the second worst January on record for A&E performance, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has told the...
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Hundreds more tenants move into environmentally friendly homes on Granton...
The first tenants have moved into ‘net zero ready’ affordable homes delivered by the Council at Western Villages in Granton Waterfront. Once fully occupied the site will deliver 388 affordable homes,...
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Cost of living support
More than £2 million will fund wrap-around support to households The Scottish Government will invest nearly £2.2 million to enable the Wise Group to provide wrap-around support to individuals and...
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Pension Age Disability Payment replaces Attendance Allowance
Social Security Scotland has started the transfer of 169,000 benefit awards Pension Age Disability Payment is replacing Attendance Allowance in Scotland. Social Security Scotland has begun...
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Scottish Government: Delivering free school meals
Proposed regulations to support next phase of rollout Families could get quicker access to free school meals under proposed new regulations laid at Holyrood. If agreed by MSPs, the regulations would...
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Social Bite Village on the move?
COUNCILLORS APPROVE RELOCATION TO NEW WATERFRONT SITE Social Bite, renowned for its ground-breaking efforts to combat homelessness, has welcomed Edinburgh City Council’s approval of the relocation of...
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Robust homelessness prevention measures in Housing Bill
Ensuring people receive help before reaching crisis Further measures to prevent people experiencing the trauma of homelessness will be introduced as part of amendments to the Housing (Scotland) Bill....
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Improving health through innovation
Funding for scientific and technological health projects More than £6 million will be invested as part of the Accelerated National Innovations Adoption (ANIA) programme to help people with type 2...
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More support for Scottish universities
Further £10 million for Scottish Funding Council to support the university sector Additional support is to be made available through the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) to support universities facing...
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Improving communities’ mental wellbeing
£30 million for grassroots projects for adults Community-led mental health and wellbeing projects are to benefit from £30 million Scottish Government funding over the next two years. The Communities...
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Protection for energy customers ahead of RTS switch-off
Acting Climate Action Minister writes to Ofgem Acting Minister for Climate Action Dr Alasdair Allan has asked for urgent actions to increase the pace of progress on replacing Radio Teleswitch Service...
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New residential rehabilitation service opens in Aberdeenshire
North-East project boosts capacity outside Central Belt First Minister John Swinney has officially opened the first phase of a new residential rehabilitation service in Aberdeenshire, which will...
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Swinney: Time to capitalise on a potential £100 billion offshore wind market
Showcasing Scotland’s investment proposition The Scottish Government will host a major investment event in Edinburgh tomorrow (Monday 17th March) aimed at unlocking new private investment in the...
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Scottish Government: More support for people with Council Tax debt
Citizens Advice Scotland project expanded People struggling with Council Tax arrears will have access to enhanced advice through the expansion of a Citizens Advice Scotland project. Backed by an...
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Awaab’s Law coming to Scotland
Further protections for social housing tenants Social housing residents in Scotland will be given greater protection against issues of disrepair in their homes such as damp and mould through the...
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Plan for future of Grangemouth?
Friends of the Earth: Project Willow “does nothing” for the hundreds of people at Grangemouth set to lose their jobs in the coming months Plans to secure a long-term industrial future for Grangemouth...
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Over £4,900 a year for student carers
Extra money available to many in education Carers in full and part-time education could be entitled to over £4,900 a year in financial support from Social Security Scotland. It is estimated that...
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