Best Start Grant School Age Payment re-opens on Monday 1 June. This payment is part of Best Start Grant and is a £250 payment made around the time a child normally starts Primary 1 ie. Those transitioning from Early Years support, to help with the costs of a child starting school. This money can be used for anything that families may need at this key stage in a child’s life.
You do not need to take up a place in school to get this. When to apply for School Age Payment depends on when your child was born. Applications will open on 1 June 2020 until 28 February 2021 for children who were born between 1 March 2015 and 29 February 2016
Please click on Fact Sheet links below for more information on how to apply.
BSG-School-Age-Payment-Payment-Factsheet-V3
BSG-School-Age-Payment-Payment-Factsheet-v2_HR_PL
BSG-School-Age-poster-2020-updated
or visit the Mygov.scot webpage https://www.mygov.scot/best-start-grant-best-start-foods/
