Whilst we continue to battle the spread of covid-19, the DWP have confirmed that claimants of all welfare benefits will continue receiving welfare payments without visiting their local Job Centres. You are NOT required to sign on or attend face to face consultations or medical assessments. This will continue for the next three months unless […]
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From today, 10 hubs will open across North Lanarkshire for the children of key workers. Full details are available at www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/coronavirus. The following schools will be open as hubs. Key workers are advised to take their child to their closest hub, where provision will be available between 9am and 3pm. All other schools will be fully […]
All North Lanarkshire schools will be open on Monday for the children of the following categories of key workers. It is essential, to stop the spread of transmission of coronavirus, that people who can work from home do work from home. This is not business as usual and it is vital that this support being […]
If you are concerned about not being able to pay an overdue tax bill or a bill due in the near future due to COVID-19, you can contact HMRC’s dedicated helpline on 0800 0159 559 – open from 8am until 4pm Monday to Friday. I am aware that recent announcements have done little to provide […]
The new measures announced by the Chancellor to protect peoples’ incomes are welcome. While they do not go as far as I would have liked, they will make a significant impact in giving people and their families assurances over their jobs and wages. SNP colleagues and I will continue to press the UK Government to […]
This is a difficult time for businesses and their staff. I want to reach out directly to local businesses to offer my support and keep you as up to date as possible with the support being provided at a local and national level. Please email me at marion.fellows.mp@parliament.uk. Businesses are being asked to call the […]