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Social Security Scotland

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www.socialsecurity.gov.scot/

Social Security Scotland is an executive agency of the Scottish Government, responsible for managing the benefits that are devolved to Scotland and making sure the people who need them get them correctly and fairly. 

Our services

  • Adult Disability Payment

    Extra money to help people who have a long-term illness or a disability that affects their everyday life. It replaces Personal Independence Payment for adults in Scotland that was previously delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions.

  • Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods

    Cash payments to help people in Scotland with some of the costs of having children and a payment card for food.

  • Carer's Allowance Supplement

    An automatic payment made twice a year to people who get Carer’s Allowance through the Department for Work and Pensions on certain dates each year.

  • Carer Support Payment

    Money to help you if you’re a carer. You can get paid £83.30 a week if you’re eligible.

  • Child Disability Payment

    Extra money to help with the costs of caring for a child with a disability or ill-health condition. It replaces Disability Living Allowance for children in Scotland that was previously delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions.

  • Child Winter Heating Payment

    A yearly payment to help disabled children and young people and their families with increased heating costs over winter. The current payment is £255.80.

  • Funeral Support Payment

    Money towards the costs of a funeral at a difficult time like this for people on certain benefits who are responsible for paying for a funeral.

  • Job Start Payment

    £319.80 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.

  • Pension Age Disability Payment

    Extra money to help people who have reached State Pension age and have care needs because of a disability or long term ill-health condition. It replaces Attendance Allowance for people in Scotland that was previously delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions.

  • Pension Age Winter Heating Payment

    A yearly payment to help people of State Pension age pay their heating bills.

  • Scottish Child Payment

    £27.15 every four weeks to help towards the costs of looking after each child under 16 for families who get certain benefits.

  • Winter Heating Payment

    A yearly payment to help people on qualifying benefits who might have extra heating needs during the winter. The current payment is £59.75.

  • Young Carer Grant

    A yearly payment of £390.25 for people 16, 17, 18 or 19 who care for people who get a disability benefit for an average of 16 hours a week or more.

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