Scotland

Some 400,000 households in Scotland will receive £50 annually to help towards winter heating costs, irrespective of weather conditions. It replaces the Cold Weather Payment, which only pays out if temperatures fall below zero degrees over seven consecutive days. 

The Government has proposed a shake-up to the Warm Home Discount (WHD) scheme in Scotland that could see an additional 50,000 households receive the rebate - and the amount people get is set to increase too. 

Anyone aged 25 and under who is registered with a Scottish dental practice can now get free NHS treatment. The change takes force immediately and patients aren’t required to opt-in. Those who started a course of NHS treatment before their 26th birthday can also now get this for free.

People in Scotland will soon be able to get free period products under law in a move it claims is a world first. 

Most homebuyers in Scotland and Wales soon won't pay transaction tax on the first £250,000 of a property's purchase price, under temporary measures announced by the devolved administrations in the wake of the stamp duty cut in England and Northern Ireland last week.

ScotRail has scrapped plans to let passengers wee for free at four of its stations. 

Applications are now open for a new £250 payment for low-income families in Scotland, which is paid when your child is old enough to start school. 

The Scottish Government has today announced plans to charge 20p deposits on bottles and cans – which will be refunded if they're returned – in a bid to increase recycling.

The Scottish Government has announced changes to income tax bands which could see some middle earners pay more tax from next April.