To mark the date of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's State Funeral, Monday 19 September 2022 will be a national Bank Holiday. This will allow individuals, businesses and other organisations to pay their respects to Her Majesty and commemorate Her reign, while marking the final day of the period of national mourning.
Following the death of Her Majesty The Queen, The Highland Council is observing the period of national mourning which has now commenced and will last until the end of the day of the State Funeral. The Council is following national protocols which are approved by both the UK and Scottish Governments.
Buckingham Palace has confirmed the death of Her Majesty The Queen at the age of 96. In a statement at 6.30pm today, Buckingham Palace announced that Her Majesty had died peacefully at Balmoral Castle, in Aberdeenshire, this afternoon.
Two payments totalling £650 are being made to more than eight million low-income households who receive the following benefits: Universal Credit income-based Jobseekers Allowance income-related Employment and Support Allowance Income Support working tax credit child tax credit pension credit The first instalment of £326 was paid to about seven million of these people between 14 and 31 July. The payments were made automatically into bank accounts - usually marked "DWP Cost of Living".
The prime minister said a fund will be created to support those who are not covered by a cap, but she did not say how big that fund would be. This includes people who use heating oil in their homes, those who have communal heating schemes, and people in mobile home parks who pay the park owner rather than a supplier.
CWU members are taking strike action on 8, 9, 30 September and 1 October 2022. CWU general secretary Dave Ward said: "There can be no doubt that postal workers are completely united in their determination to secure the dignified, proper pay rise they deserve.
Prime Minister Liz Truss sets out decisive action to support people and businesses with their energy bills. Energy Price Guarantee From 1st October, a new ‘Energy Price Guarantee' will mean a typical UK household will now pay up to an average £2,500 a year on their energy bill for the next two years.
Councils have a critical role in helping Scotland achieve its national climate change goals, in particular reducing CO2 emissions and adapting and transforming services. Climate change must be central and integral to all council activity.
Unite the union confirmed that its Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) members have voted to take strike action. 86.7 per cent supported strike action on a 78.9 per cent turnout.
Businesses will get support, with bills capped for six months, a shorter period of protection than many had hoped for..
One of the first things the new UK prime minister Liz Truss did upon winning the Conservative party leadership race was to reiterate her desire to turn the UK into a low-tax economy. She outlined her reasoning about the fairness of this position during a recent BBC interview: The people at the top of the income distribution pay more tax so inevitably when you cut taxes you tend to benefit people who are more likely to pay tax ...
Energy Users will still pay for the gas and electricity they use. But the government's Energy Price Guarantee will limit the price that suppliers can charge for each unit of energy.
Mr Speaker, I beg to move the motion. Earlier this week I promised I would deal with the soaring energy prices faced by families and businesses across the UK.
HM Treasury, working with the Bank of England, will launch the Energy Markets Financing Scheme (EMFS). HM Treasury are today announcing a joint scheme, working with the Bank of England, to address the extraordinary liquidity requirements faced by energy firms operating in UK wholesale gas and/or electricity markets.
Investments during the year supported businesses and social enterprises to create 1,327 full time equivalent jobs across the region and retain a further 160. Of the total jobs supported, 138 were in fragile areas and 82 were green jobs.
Developed by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and delivered mostly online, the programme will provide fast-track training and mentoring for entrepreneurs looking to build a company or launch a new product. This is the eleventh group to start on the four-month programme since it began in 2018. A launch day was held on Thursday 1 September at An Lòchran, Inverness Campus for all businesses taking part.
Around £500 million in savings have been found as resources are focused on tackling the "harsh reality" of the cost of living crisis, Deputy First Minister John Swinney has said. Scroll down to see the departments being hit hard.
Posted on 6 September 2022 by The Constitution Unit, author Professor Meg Russell. In departing the premiership, Boris Johnson and his supporters will present a key part of his legacy as ‘getting Brexit done' but, Meg Russell argues, this claim is distinctly dubious.
With people living longer and spending more of their life in retirement than before, it may not come as a surprise that there are planned increases to the age pension scheme members can first access their state and private pension. From 6 April 2028 the age most people can access their pensions without incurring tax penalties, (excluding ill-health retirement) will increase from 55 to 57.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September 6 th ) sold 16 Prime Cattle. Prime Bullocks (3) averaged 245.9p per kg (-1.5p) and sold to 251.0p per kg for a 600kg Limousin cross from Bridgend Farm, Dingwall and £1,617.00 gross for a 660kg Limousin cross also from Bridgend Farm, Dingwall.
