A benefit for lower income families living in Scotland.
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Scotland,
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To get Scottish child payment, you must:
If you disagree with a decision about Scottish child payment made by Social Security Scotland you can challenge this decision.
The qualifying benefits are:
Any amount of qualifying benefit payable will be sufficient to qualify, regardless of other income or earnings, and if benefit has been reduced due to sanctions or deductions.
You are responsible for a child if:
Only one person can get Scottish child payment for a particular child. If there is more than one claim for the same child, there are rules for who will get the Scottish child payment. Social Security Scotland will decide who get the payment in the following order of priority:
Scottish child payment is £27.15 a week per eligible child, payable every four weeks. There is no limit on how many children within a family can get Scottish child payment, so it will still be paid for a child affected by the two child limit in universal credit or child tax credit.
To make a claim:
Payments are made every four weeks in arrears, direct into your account.
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For in-depth information about Scottish child payment, see chapter 62 of the Welfare benefits handbook. You'll need a subscription to be able to log in and read the content.
Social Security Scotland have published guidance about Scottish child payment on their website.
Read the Scottish child payment regulations on legislation.gov.uk.