The Best Start grant is available to help with costs in pregnancy or starting to care for a baby and with extra costs for a child around nursery age and school age. Best Start foods replaces Healthy Start vouchers. Scottish child payment is available for low income families with a child aged under sixteen.
A test case is a legal challenge where the outcome will have significance not only for the person bringing it, but for many others too. In other words, the case has a significant wider public interest beyond those directly involved in it.
Council tax reduction reduces the amount of council tax you have to pay if you have a low income. This is a Scotland-wide scheme administered by local authorities.
Carer's allowance supplement is available for people who are getting carer’s allowance in Scotland. A young carer grant supports some young people caring for a disabled person and carer support payment is replacing carer’s allowance in Scotland.
Winter heating assistance is replacing the current UK-wide Winter Fuel Payments. Winter heating payments have replaced Cold Weather Payments in Scotland and a new child winter heating payment has been introduced.