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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
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Care-experienced young people and the benefits system

05 January 2021
Our online training kicks off again on 19 Jan with this half-day introductory course - some places still available to book.
Children’s benefits Kinship care News Training in Scotland Scotland
Factsheet

Kinship care and benefits – the essentials

Factsheet explaining the benefits and tax credits rules for kinship carers.
Children and families Factsheet Kinship care Looked after children Universal credit Scotland
Factsheet

Universal credit and kinship carers

Kinship care
This factsheet explains the universal credit rules for kinship carers.
Children and families Children’s benefits Factsheet Kinship care Universal credit Scotland
Online training

Care-experienced young people and the benefits system (Scotland) 19 January 2021 ONLINE

19th January 2021
Online Scotland
Many young people who have been ‘looked after’ by the local authority are subject to special social security rules. Some are excluded from income-related benefits and instead the local authority...
Children and families Introductory Kinship care Looked after children Online Online training Training in Scotland Universal credit
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Adopting a baby or becoming a kinship carer

Best Start grant rules for people taking responsibility for a baby.
Best Start Kinship care Maternity and Early Years Page Social Security Scotland Scotland
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Kinship care, looked-after children and the benefits system

11 September 2019
Training course places available for 26th September
Kinship care Looked after children News Training in Scotland Scotland
e-bulletins

June 2018 - Tax Credits and Early Years E-bulletin

Includes a Q&A on the two child limit and kinship carers.
Childcare Children’s benefits e-bulletins Kinship care Tax credits Tax credits and early years Two child limit Universal credit Scotland
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Latest enews

01 July 2015
Child poverty statistics Kinship care News School holidays Scotland
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Policy report: Coping with complexity: financial support for kinship carers in Scotland

01 July 2015
Read our new policy report which looks at financial support for kinship carers in Scotland here.
Children and families Kinship care Looked after children News Universal credit Scotland