Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) works to end child poverty in the UK. A key part of our work is researching ways that the Scottish government can help families get the benefits they're entitled to.
We're currently doing a research project about families in Scotland who miss out on Scottish child payment and other payments such as Best Start grant and Best Start foods. We know that one of the reasons people miss out is because of difficulties claiming another benefit, such as universal credit.
We will use our evidence to make recommendations to the Scottish government on how to improve Scottish child payment and other benefits for families in Scotland.
If you're a parent or carer in Scotland on a low income, with an experience of trying to get universal credit and/or Scottish child payment, we'd like to speak to you.
We're particularly interested in speaking with people who've previously received universal credit and Scottish child payment but missed out on payments, or lost entitlement for any reason.
We're looking to speak with people with different circumstances, so do get in touch if you'd like to share your experience.
We'll ask you to take part in a phone or online interview for approximately one hour. We can organise in-person interviews if this is more convenient. The interviewer will ask you about your experience of benefits for families in Scotland.
You'll receive a £25 voucher as a thank you for your time.
Any information collected about you will be treated confidentially and anonymised. In exceptional circumstances, the interviewer may be duty-bound to share information, for example, if they are concerned about your safety or the safety of others.
Email [email protected] with the subject line ‘Tell me more about the social security project’. We will respond with more information and arrange an interview date.
We are also keen to speak to welfare rights advisers working with families who have struggled to access universal credit and Scottish child payment.
If you have a case that you think we may be interested in, please tell us about your case. We read everything you send us and carefully consider whether we can use it to inform our future policy influencing work.
