In 2013, changes to the DWP Social Fund scheme meant that Crisis Loans for Living Expenses and Community Care Grants stopped. In their place is a scheme called Scottish Welfare Fund this is now being delivered by local Councils and provides two types of grant:***Crisis Gra DOI: http://www...
no acute economic crisis, no raging territorial dispute. In fact, the situation is quite the opposite: peace, a slowly recovering economy and a central government in London that promises to grant more powers over taxing and spending to the Scottish Parliament...
the value of grant, the upfront value of all forms of living cost support (loan plus grant) or changes to the repayment terms for loans, you would struggle to find an explanation in policy variation across the UK over time for the differences between these lines. ...