Provided by Mae Stewart, Editor UNISON Retired members Newsletter, Dundee, Perth and Angus. Please note that this is not definitive information about benefits but will provide a signpost as to where to get up to date information. Please check the sources first. UNISON Scotland can take no responsibility for information that may be outdated or inaccurate.
Retired Members Info and Resources Issue 74 June-Sep 2017
4 June 2017
The Scottish Welfare Fund The Scottish Welfare Fund has been set up by the Scottish Government to help people who are on a low income and ...Retired Members Info and Resources Issue 73 AprilMay 2017
30 April 2017Sources of help and advice The Age Scotland helpline is the confidential, free-phone helpline for older people in Scotland. It provides information, friendship and advice to ...Retired Members Info and Resources Issue 72 MarchApril 2017
31 March 2017Security in the home Here are some simple precautions to protect yourself inside and outside your home, covering how to secure your home, safety outside your ...Retired Members Info and Resources Issue 71 FebMarch 2017
26 February 2017Preparing Your Home for Winter (Dundee City Council Website) You might not think you need to do much, but homes are just as vulnerable to ...Retired Members Info and Resources Issue 70 SeptOct 2016
29 September 2016Martin Lewis website Below is the contact website run by a guy called Martin Lewis. This site offers all types of information and advice; from the best ...Retired Members Info and Resources Issue 69 June 2016
3 June 2016One million pensioners aged 75 or over are living in poverty ‘I’m absolutely sure I’ve printed most of these snapshots of information in previous issues, but ...Retired Members Info and Resources Issue 68 May 2016
3 May 2016Delegate Report Back from Scottish Retired Members Conference STUC Woodlands Road, Glasgow; 13th April 2016. Also see below for a Financial Jargon Checker I was fortunate to attend ...Retired Members Info and Resources Issue 67 April 2016
3 April 2016Health Benefits Everyone in Scotland gets free prescriptions and eye tests. If you have less than £16‚000 in savings you may be able to get some help ...Retired Members Info and Resources Issue 66 March 2016
1 March 2016Pensions **NB** Most of the information below will not affect pensioners who are already in receipt of a state pension, but there are points of interest ...Retired Members Info and Resources Issue 65 JanFeb 2016
23 February 2016More useful information Mae Stewart adds to the bank of useful contacts in the December issue Pensions If you moved between jobs while working you may have a ...Retired Members Info and Resources Issue 64 December 2015
8 December 2015Welfare changes: the benefit cap and Universal Credit (**NB** some of the information in this new letter about benefits may not be effecting us as ...Retired Members Info and Resources Issue 63 November 2015
8 October 2015Report from UNISON National Retired Members Conference, Brighton Centre, Brighton, 6 – 7 October 2015. This report is by Ron Kerr from Dundee City Branch I was ...Retired Members Info and Resources Issue 61 June 2015
8 June 2015SCOTTISH RETIRED MEMBERS COMMITTEE ANNUAL BOWLING TOURNAMENT – 2015 The Annual Bowling Tournament will be held at Kettle Bowling Club, Kingskettle, Fife at 2.00 pm on Wednesday ...Retired Members Info and Resources Issue 60 May 2015
8 May 2015SCAMS and how to avoid them – plus useful tax information Although I’m sure we are all capable of looking after ourselves, I thought I’d include ...Retired Members Info and Resources Issue 59 April 2015
8 April 2015Age UKs Response to the Budget – 2015 Age UK responds to the big announcements made by Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne in his 2015 ...
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