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Factsheet

Financial help in the early years

This factsheet outlines the financial help available from pregnancy to school age.
Best Start Factsheet Maternity and Early Years Tax credits and early years Universal credit Scotland

Children's Handbook Scotland

09 December 2020
Print and free online publication on how benefits are affected if a child is living away from their parents in Scotland.
Children and families Kinship care Looked after children Scotland
Factsheet

Right to reside – parent or carer of child in education

This factsheet contains a flowchart on the right to reside for children of EEA workers, or former workers, in education, and their primary carer.
Advising BME communities Benefits for people from abroad Factsheet Right to reside Scotland
Factsheet

Universal credit and students

February 2021
This factsheet explains the rules for students claiming universal credit in Scotland.
Factsheet Students Students and benefits Universal credit Scotland
Online training

Mental health and benefits (Scotland) 19 - 20 August 2021 ONLINE

19th August 2021 to 20th August 2021
Online Scotland
This course provides a practical and tactical look at working with people with mental health diagnoses to help secure full entitlement to benefits. It looks at how to meet the...
Online Online training PIP Standard Training in Scotland Universal credit Scotland
Online training

Child disability payment (Scotland) 25 November 2021 ONLINE

25th November 2021
Online Scotland
Child disability payment (CDP) is a new Scottish benefit that helps meet the additional needs of disabled children. It will start being rolled out during 2021. This course gives you...
Children and families Disabled children Introductory Online Online training Training in Scotland Scotland
News

Training programme announced for 2021 / 22

23 February 2021
Full course list available to book now, including brand new topics
News Training in Scotland Scotland
News

We are recruiting!

15 February 2021
Do you have a track record of working with policy makers and a strong desire to help end child poverty? Want to develop and promote evidence based policy solutions?.
News Scotland
Factsheet

Prison and benefits

Most social security benefits are affected if you are in prison. This factsheet outlines the main issues that come up if you are remanded in custody or if you are serving a prison sentence.
Disability benefits Factsheet Housing benefit Jobseeker's allowance PIP Scottish Welfare Fund Scotland
Factsheet

Scottish child payment and kinship carers

This factsheet explains which kinship carers are entitled to Scottish child payment.
Children and families Children’s benefits Factsheet Looked after children Scotland