Cost of living support
Check you're getting all the support available to you to help with the cost of living. There may be support available you do not know about.
Energy bills
Children and childcare
Family benefits and payments:
Childcare:
- Funded early learning and childcare
- Tax-free childcare
- Universal Credit: help with childcare costs
- Students: Lone Parents' Childcare Grants
School and education:
Free bus travel:
Pregnancy:
Caring for a sick or disabled child:
- Child Disability Payment
- Child Winter Heating Assistance
- Carer's Allowance
- Carer Support Payment
- Carer's Allowance Supplement
- Family Fund
- Free disabled persons bus pass
- Young Patients Family Fund
Get help with child maintenance:
Benefits and maximising income
Benefit calculators:
Benefits and payments:
- Cost of Living Payments
- Universal Credit
- Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods
- Scottish Child Payment
- Child Benefit
- Pension Credit
- Funeral Support Payment
Carers:
Disabled children:
Disabled adults:
Debt and money advice:
Rent, mortgage and housing
If you pay rent:
- Benefits calculator: check if you can get help with rent
- Housing Benefit
- Discretionary Housing Payment
- Rent arrears: Tenant Grant Fund
- Know your renting rights
If you pay a mortgage:
Housing advice:
Council tax discounts:
Work
Benefits and payments:
Travel:
Find work or training:
- Find a job
- Personalised job support
- Help to find a job: Fair Start Scotland
- Parental Employability Support Fund
Young people:
Pay:
Tax:
Debt and money
Travel costs
Free bus passes:
Train travel:
If you're unemployed:
Ferry concessions (if you live in Western Isles, Orkney or Shetland):
Air Discount Scheme (if you live in Highlands and Islands):
Parking for disabled people:
Healthcare costs
Healthcare costs:
- Dental treatment costs
- Eye tests and glasses
- Free period products
- Free flu vaccine
- Free prescriptions
- Help with other healthcare costs
Mental health support:
Young people's mental health support:
Mental health at work:
Local groups and activities:
Urgent help with food, fuel or money
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