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Tax credits: moving on to universal credit

May 2021
This factsheet covers the differences between tax credits and universal credit.
Factsheet Tax credits Tax credits and early years Universal credit Scotland
Factsheet

Childcare, tax credits and other help

May 2021
Factsheet on help with childcare costs
Childcare Factsheet Tax credits Tax credits and early years Universal credit Scotland
Factsheet

Universal credit

April 2021
This factsheet provides an overview of universal credit and summarises the main rules affecting claimants.
Factsheet Sanctions and conditionality Universal credit Scotland
Factsheet

Universal credit for lone parent students

April 2021
This factsheet has information about universal credit for lone parents on a course of education.
Factsheet Students Students and benefits Universal credit Scotland
Factsheet

Universal credit and students

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

Financial help in the early years

April 2021
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
Factsheet

Benefits and tax credits for lone parent students

April 2021
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

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
Factsheet

Parents claiming for young people in further education or training

October 2020
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