As pupils and students return to school following the Christmas break, UKHSA is reminding people that winter illnesses continue to circulate at high levels. Following simple steps can help protect children, minimise the spread of illness in education and childcare settings and protect wider communities.
Millions of the lowest-income households across the UK will get up to £1,350 from the Government in 2023/4 to help with the cost of living. Millions will receive new cost of living support from Spring 2023, following up to £1,200 in support for over eight million low-income households in 2022.
There is less than one month for millions of customers to file their Self Assessment tax return for the 2021 to 2022 tax year. There is less than one month for around 5.7 million Self Assessment customers to file their tax return or they may face a penalty, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said.
New analysis by the British Retail Consortium suggests that retail sales will grow between 2.3% to 3.5% in 2023. The past year has been characterised by low retail sales growth which has remained below current inflation, suggesting volumes were down compared to 2021.
The new system, which regulates the award of subsidies, means public authorities can deliver support to businesses that need it most, in a quicker, fairer, simpler way. The UK's new subsidy control system comes into force from today the new rules mean UK authorities will be free to deliver money to the businesses that need it most in a quicker, fairer, and simpler way.
ScotRail is reminding customers to expect significant disruption during this week's strike action by RMT members of Network Rail. Although the dispute does not involve ScotRail staff it will have a major impact on the train operator's ability to provide services as the RMT planned action involves Network Rail staff in Scotland.
First-time buyers and others on low to medium incomes are being encouraged to take advantage of the Open Market Shared Equity Scheme to help buy a home in 2023. The scheme allows people to buy a home without having to fund its entire cost and is available across Scotland to these people who face particular barriers to the housing market.
Business Rates, Online Competitors, Coronavirus and other misfortunes: Permanent Crisis. Retailing in most of the Western World has been in crisis for more than ten years.
Scotland's ambition to become Europe's leading space nation by 2030 is being given a boost under the guidance of a group of global experts from the space industry. The Scotland International Space Advisory Committee (SISAC) consists of members of the Scottish Government's GlobalScot programme - a network of Scots in business around the world - who have come together voluntarily to provide advice and identify opportunities to achieve a £4 billion share of the global space market and 20,000 jobs in the sector over the next seven years.
Dr Charlotte Pearson, Professor Nick Watson & Dr Sally Witcher from the University of Glasgow. Social care in Scotland yet again finds itself in a time of flux and transition driven in part by the Feeley Review.
New plans to encourage investment in new and robust fuel production capabilities in the UK, to reduce reliance on civil nuclear and related goods from Russia UK government moves to fulfil G7 commitment to diversify uranium and nuclear fuel production capacity away from Russia. Energy Minister announces £75 million Nuclear Fuel Fund to provide greater options for UK nuclear operators to use UK-produced fuel.
Happy New Year everyone. Wishing you all a good year.
Readers of this we site will have noticed we often feature articles from The Conversation web site. It has many different sections with articles written by academics from all over the world.
While 2023 may offer economic policy makers some relief, with signs inflation will ease and interest rates peak lower than feared, family finances face a ‘groundhog year' repeat of 2022’s squeeze as the cost-of-living crisis deepens next year, according to the Resolution Foundation’s New Year Outlook published 30 December 2022. The Foundation says that 2022 has been horrendous, with the first double-digit inflation in four decades prompting interest rates to rise, and living standards to tank.
Torsten Bell at The Resolution foundation looks back at 2022 and what may be coming for 2023. 2022 was a truly horrendous year, dominated by the arrival of double-digit inflation that drove a 3.3 per cent (or £800 per household) hit to real disposable incomes, the biggest annual fall in a century.
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omparing Christmas today with Christmases past, David Waugh and Laura Williams eloquently explain that we ordinary Americans in 2022 are far wealthier than were ordinary Americans of just a few decades ago. We are fortunate indeed to live where and when we do! But evidence of our enormous prosperity, and of its source, is found not only in that which during the holiday season is seen - gifts, decorations, food, and holiday entertainment - but also in that which is not seen...
Pressure at Raigmore Hospital remains high with significant numbers of patients having been admitted over the past few days and very few patients being discharged. We have seen a high number of trauma coming into the hospital and our flu cases remain significantly high which is putting further strain on an already pressurised system.
Scotland is missing out on more than £300 million in European support under the UK Government's replacement funding programme. As the first payments are made to local authorities through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, Employment Minister Richard Lochhead said Scotland is suffering from a 60% shortfall in financial help.
