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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