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Social Security Scotland Benefits

Find out more about Pregnancy & Baby Payment, Early Learning Payment, School Age Payment and Best Start Foods
Read more about Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods
An automatic payment made twice a year to people who get Carer’s Allowance through the DWP on certain dates each year.
Read more about Carer's Allowance Supplement
A new £200 payment to help families of a child on the highest rate care component of Disability Living Allowance for Children to heat their homes.
Read more about Child Winter Heating Assistance
Money towards the costs of a funeral for people on certain benefits.
Read more about Funeral Support Payment
£250 for 16 to 24 year olds who have been on certain benefits for six months or more to help with the costs of starting a job.
Read more about Job Start Payment
The new benefit will give eligible families on low incomes with children under 6 an extra £10 per week for each child.
Read more about Scottish Child Payment
An annual payment of more than £300 for people 16, 17 or 18 who care for people who get a disability benefit from the DWP for an average of 16 hours a week or more.
Read more about Young Carer Grant