Visit this website to discover some of the benefits that pupils and parents and guardians may be entitled to.
The Best Start Grant is a package of 3 payments, one during pregnancy and early days, one when a child starts nursery and another when they start primary education, The latter 2 parts of this benefit are brand new benefits (£250 each time) and therefore Social Security Scotland want to maximise uptake and ensure people are aware of these and claim when eligible.
Young Carers grant is a payment of £300 to anybody aged 16, 17 and 18 who has caring responsibilities of 16 hours or more. This is a brand new benefit and Social Security Scotland want to raise awareness of this to ensure maximum uptake.
