Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
DWP £25 Cold Weather Payments triggered by Arctic blast will not be paid to people in Scotland
dailyrecord.co.ukPeople on the lowest incomes in hundreds of affected postcode districts in England and Wales will receive a £25 Cold Weather Payment from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) due to the ongoing freezing conditions sweeping across the UK.
However, households in Scotland will not receive the payment, despite weather warnings of an 'Arctic maritime airmass' being extended into the weekend.
The Met Office has extended a yellow weather warning for snow and ice in parts of Scotland until 12pm on Sunday, but Scots on certain benefits or a low income will have to wait until February 2023 for a one-off payment of £50 from the Scottish Government to help with heating costs.
This is because Cold Weather Payments have now been replaced in Scotland by the new Winter Heating Payment. The devolved benefit will give around 400,000 households on a low income a guaranteed £50 payment towards their energy bills.The Cold Weather Payment, delivered by the DWP triggers a £25 payment only when temperatures are recorded or forecast at below zero degrees Celsius for seven consecutive days in their local area between November 1 and March 31.The new Winter Heating Payment will be administered by Social Security Scotland and provide a £50 payment every year, irrespective of the weather conditions.Last year there were 854,000 payments made to Cold Weather Payment recipients in Scotland totalling more than £21 million.The Scottish Government said that the new £50 payment will not affect any other benefits households are currently getting from DWP, including the Winter Fuel Payment, which includes a £300 Pensioner Cost of Living Payment.Households on these benefits should be eligible for the new payment:If you are struggling to heat your home
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