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Benefits

Information about benefits, grants and other financial support available in Scotland.

  1. Disability and illness

    Adult Disability Payment, Child Disability Payment, Pension Age Disability Payment, Scottish Adult DLA, moving from DWP

  2. Children and family

    Best Start Grant, Best Start Foods, Scottish Child Payment

  3. Contact Social Security Scotland

    Webchat, phone, post, benefit fraud, complaints

  4. Heating and housing

    Get help with energy bills and housing costs, including benefits and allowances.

  5. Emergency and crisis payments

    Cost of living, Scottish Welfare Fund, grants

  6. Upload your documents

    Sending documents, help, your data

  7. Carers

    Carer Support Payment, Scottish Carer Supplement, Carer Additional Person Payment, Young Carer Grant

  8. After you apply

    Overpayments, re-determinations, appeals, leaving Scotland

  9. Death

    Funeral Support Payment, housing rights

  10. Benefit calculators

    You can use an independent benefits calculator to check what benefits you could get, how to claim and how your benefits will be affected if you start work.

  11. Jobs and work

    Job Start Payment, apply, finding a job

  12. Report a change in your life

    Changing address, payment details, sending documents

  13. Help to apply for benefits

    Claiming, extra support, local delivery, appointees

  14. Help after splitting up

    Financial help, claiming benefits, savings

  15. Moving to Scotland

    Benefits in Scotland, what you need to do and when, how to apply, how to access support

  16. Get ready for your benefit review

    How to prepare for and what to do if you're worried about your disability benefit review

  17. If you need urgent help with money, food or fuel

    How to get urgent help with money, food or fuel

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