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Factsheet

Financial help in the early years

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

Care-experienced young people and benefits: giving good advice

Produced in conjunction with STAF, this factsheet explains the special benefit rules affecting some young care leavers and young people in 'continuing care'.
Children and families Continuing Care Factsheet Looked after children Universal credit Scotland
Factsheet

Prison and universal credit

Your universal credit is affected if you are in prison.
Factsheet Universal credit Scotland
Factsheet

Universal credit

April 2020
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 and students

April 2020
This factsheet explains the rules for students claiming universal credit in Scotland.
Factsheet Students Students and benefits Universal credit Scotland
Factsheet

Universal credit for lone parent students

April 2020
This factsheet has information about universal credit for lone parents on a course of education.
Factsheet Students Students and benefits Universal credit Scotland
Factsheet

Benefits and tax credits for lone parent students

April 2020
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

Parents claiming for young people in further education or training

October 2019
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

Childcare, tax credits and other help

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

Benefits for young people in further education or training

This factsheet covers the rules for young people in further education or on certain training courses claiming means-tested benefits.
Education Factsheet Housing benefit Students Universal credit Scotland