Courses

Child disability payment (CDP) is a Scottish benefit that helps with the extra costs of looking after a disabled child.

This course explains in detail which students can claim universal credit and how student funding affects the amount they get.

This course gives you an overview of benefit support for families in Scotland from pregnancy to school-leaving age.

The requirement to have a right to reside for key benefits such as universal credit, remains a significant barrier preventing many EEA nationals accessing these benefits.

Many young people who have been ‘looked after’ by the local authority are affected by special social security rules.

Pension age disability payment (PADP)  replaces attendance allowance as the main disability benefit for people living in Scotland who have reached pension age.

Benefits for carers have changed in Scotland.