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.
Child Disability Payment puts £60m in pockets of struggling Scots families
dailyrecord.co.ukThousands of families with disabled children across the country have received almost £60million during the first year of a new Scottish benefit.According to the latest statistics from Social Security Scotland there were close to 44,000 kids and young people receiving the Child Disability Payment (CDP) in September.
Last year the Scottish Government replaced it from the DWP's Disability Living Allowance ( DLA) which helped cover the extra costs of caring for a child who is disabled, has a health condition or is terminally ill.
Figures show around 34,000 people who had been receiving DLA before CDP had been rolled have had their award transferred to Social Security Scotland.
A single dad who applied said CDP changed his daughter's life as it allowed him to take her swimming and on day trips. Martin's six-year-old daughter has learning difficulties and after paying for essentials while on Universal Credit had less than £3 each month.The former Army driver, 42, from Dundee, said CDP "made such a difference to our lives".He added: "I was really struggling because after food and bills we literally had a few pounds left.
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