Social Security Scotland

Apply for a Social Security Scotland benefit or find out what to do if you've already applied and need some more help.

Find out about how to apply for Best Start Grant, what happens after you've applied and how to get help from Social Security Scotland.

Find out more about the Funeral Support Payment and burial costs.

How to apply for Young Carer Grant, what happens after you've applied and how to get help from Social Security Scotland.

Find information on Carer's Allowance Supplement, including what it is, who can get it and how it's paid.

How to contact Social Security Scotland, give feedback or make a complaint.

You can complain about Social Security Scotland by phone or by post.

What to do if you've been denied a benefit or payment you think you should get.

Find out how to go to a Tribunal to appeal against a benefit decision.

Includes reporting benefit fraud, what happens if you're suspected of benefit fraud and what benefits can be stopped.

If you want to apply for a benefit on behalf of someone else, find out how.