New update on devolved disability payment processing times for people waiting on decision Some 60% of nearly 20,000 new applications were approved for an award of up to £627 a month by January 2023. Daily Record · Mar 20, 2023
Carer’s Allowance set to be replaced by new payment before end of this year A full rollout of the new devolved benefit is expected to begin across Scotland in Spring 2024. Daily Record · Mar 17, 2023
Debt limit breach would be ‘devastating’ for banks, Yellen says at hearing WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen told senators on Thursday that the banking system remains sound in the aftermath of Silicon Valley Bank's collapse. But she warned that failure to raise the debt limit in time would be devastating for banks after the turmoil. Tribune News Service · Mar 16, 2023
Yellen: Debt limit breach would be 'devastating' for banks - Roll Call Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen told senators on Thursday that the banking system remains sound despite Silicon Valley Bank's collapse. Roll Call · Mar 16, 2023
Why it's hard for the US to cut or even control Medicare spending President Joe Biden’s 2024 proposed budget includes plans to shore up the finances of Medicare, the federal health insurance program that covers Americans who are 65 and up and some younger people with disabilities. The Conversation · Mar 16, 2023
Editorial: Seniors beware: Biden policies threaten entitlements Older Americans tend to vote, and they also tend to be wary of politicians who propose entitlement reform. That combination typically leads to inertia among elected officials whose objective is self-preservation. Tribune News Service · Mar 16, 2023
Why robodebt's use of 'income averaging' lacked basic common sense The practice of “income averaging” to calculate debts in the robodebt scheme was completely flawed. This is what I confirmed in my new report conducted for the robodebt royal commission published last Friday, the final day of the commission’s public hearings. The Conversation · Mar 16, 2023
DeSantis scores 1st congressional endorsement over Trump, from Texas Rep. Chip Roy WASHINGTON – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis scored his first congressional endorsement for president, as Texas Rep. Chip Roy, a leader in the far-right Freedom Caucus, urged conservatives Wednesday to look past Donald Trump in 2024. Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2023
In nursing homes, impoverished live final days on pennies A half-century-old bit of American bureaucracy is leaving hundreds of thousands of nursing home residents in an unthinkable bind: Living on as little as $30 a month The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023
Joe Battenfeld: Bank failures fueling insecurity and angst among American voters The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and two other large banks is fueling economic insecurity and angst among an already rattled American public and is prompting a major damage control effort by President Joe Biden. Boston Herald · Mar 15, 2023
Trump views DeSantis as strongest GOP challenger in 2024 Former President Donald Trump said he considers Ron DeSantis as his strongest potential challenger for the Republican nomination and attacked the Florida governor during his first 2024 campaign stop in Iowa. Tribune News Service · Mar 14, 2023
Haley wants entitlement program changes for younger people Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is proposing changes to entitlement programs for younger generations, opening the door to potential cuts to Social Security and Medicare if elected The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023
Trump sidesteps looming criminal probes as he goes after DeSantis in Iowa speech The former president makes his case in Iowa as the 2024 campaign kicks off in earnest The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023
Humza Yousaf vows to shift independence campaign into 'fifth gear' Social security minister Ben Macpherson had said it would take longer than the short or medium term for Scotland to become a successful independent country. Daily Record · Mar 13, 2023
Daily Record · Mar 13, 2023 New details for people on Carer’s Allowance moving to devolved payment next year A full rollout of the new devolved benefit is expected to begin across Scotland in Spring 2024.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 13, 2023 Doyle McManus: Biden's budget was an opening bid. Where's the Republican plan? President Joe Biden unveiled his $6.8 trillion budget proposal last week, and it drew the customary jaded responses: a work of fiction. A party platform with price tags. And, of course, dead on arrival.
The Guardian - US · Mar 13, 2023 Republican John Kennedy takes aim at Biden over social security funding Senator accuses president of ‘demagoguing’ issue to fund and protect program, along with Medicare, from Republican proposals
The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2023 ‘Scotland not able to be successful independent state in short to medium term’ Ben Macpherson, an SNP MSP and Scottish Government minister, issued the warning to party members as they prepare to vote for a new leader.
Axios · Mar 11, 2023 House GOP's spending plans could threaten key Senate races Several House Republicans are likely to run for Senate.
Orlando Sentinel · Mar 10, 2023 Ads praise, bash Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as he visits battleground states Gov. Ron DeSantis took his book tour to Iowa on Friday, the first GOP caucus state in the 2024 primaries, as his would-be presidential campaign heated up with new ads both for and against him seeking the White House.
Daily Record · Mar 10, 2023 DWP shares financial support available to single parents during cost of living crisis Parents on certain benefits may also be able to claim a new £100 monthly devolved child payment.
Glasgow Live · Mar 10, 2023 People in Scotland with one of these 21 health conditions could be due up to £627 each month Around 329,334 people in Scotland were claiming PIP in October of last year with over two million in England also claiming for it. Meanwhile in Wales, over 200,000 people also claimed the benefit with a total of 3,166,864 claimants in the UK.
Roll Call · Mar 10, 2023 Freedom Caucus lays out debt limit, spending demands - Roll Call House Freedom Caucus members want to cap nondefense discretionary spending at fiscal 2022 levels for the next decade.
The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023 Biden budget vs. House GOP: Values on display in debt fight President Joe Biden's federal budget is a statement of his values
The New Daily · Mar 9, 2023 Michael Pascoe: Coalition had more bullets for the ‘undeserving’ poor Ms Wilson has made a supplementary statement that is as damning of the Coalition and its facilitators as anything the commission has heard.