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Factsheet

Benefits and tax credits for lone parent students

April 2022
This factsheet sets out the main social security benefits and tax credits that lone parents may be able to claim during a course of education.
Factsheet Lone parents Students Students and benefits Tax credits Universal credit Scotland
Factsheet

Tax credits: moving on to universal credit

April 2022
This factsheet covers the differences between tax credits and universal credit.
Factsheet Tax credits Tax credits and early years Universal credit Scotland
Factsheet

Childcare costs: getting support

April 2022
Factsheet on help with childcare costs
Childcare Factsheet Tax credits Tax credits and early years Universal credit Scotland
Factsheet

Parents claiming for young people in further education or training

October 2021
Factsheet explaining when a parent, or someone responsible for a child, can continue to claim benefit for a child aged 16 or over.
Children’s benefits Education Factsheet Students Students and benefits Tax credits Universal credit Scotland
Factsheet

Welfare reform: the impact on families in Scotland

This factsheet is a summary of the cuts announced so far, and their impact on families in Scotland.
Benefit cap Children’s benefits Disability benefits ESA Factsheet Housing benefit PIP Sanctions and conditionality Tax credits Universal credit Welfare reform Scotland