Social Security Scotland seeks views from disabled people, terminally ill people and people living with long term mental and physical health conditions about their experiences of Adult Disability Payment. The consultation closes on 23 August 2024. consult.gov.scot/social-securit… Scottish Government

Carer Support Payment is now open for applications in 📍Fife 📍Moray 📍East Ayrshire 📍North Ayrshire 📍South Ayrshire 📍Aberdeen City 📍Aberdeenshire The payment is replacing Carer's Allowance for unpaid carers in Scotland. Find out more at bit.ly/CarerSupportPa…

Young Carer Grant is over £380 for young people aged 16, 17 or 18 who care for someone for an average of 16 hours per week. Find shareable social media content, flyers, posters and factsheets in many languages on our website⬇️ bit.ly/YCGSharedResou…

Some payment dates will change due to the August Bank Holiday. If you are due to be paid on Monday 26 August 2024 you will now be paid on Friday 23 August 2024. Other payment dates will stay the same.

Young people who get qualifying benefits and are starting a job after a period of unemployment may be eligible for Job Start Payment. Find shareable resources like posters and social media content 🔽 bit.ly/JSPSharedResou…

The cost of starting a new job can add up. Job Start Payment is a one off payment of £314.45 to help young people between the ages of 16-24 with the costs of starting a new job. Read more at bit.ly/JobStartReleas…

Best Start Foods is money paid every four weeks to help families with young children or a baby on the way with the cost of healthy food. Read our factsheet for more information ⬇️ bit.ly/BSFSharedResou…

To be eligible for some of our payments you need to already be getting a qualifying tax credit or benefit. Use one of these handy independent benefit calculators to check all the financial support that may be available to you: bit.ly/BenefitCalcula…

Families of more than 325,000 under 16s are getting vital cash support from the Scottish Child Payment. The payment is one of the 5 family payments, unique to Scotland, designed by @ScotGov to help families at key stages in their children’s lives. More at bit.ly/5Years5FP

Two Scottish Government benefits providing extra money to families with the cost of healthy food and starting school are turning five years old. Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville is urging people to check if they're eligible for this financial support. More➡️ bit.ly/5Years5FP

The independent review of Adult Disability Payment remains open until 30 Aug. 2024. It seeks views about the payment from: ▫️disabled people ▫️terminally-ill people ▫️people living with long-term health conditions ▫️People caring for those with health conditions Have your say⬇️

Help us spread the word about Young Carer Grant amongst eligible young people aged 16, 17 or 18 who care for someone for an average of 16 hours per week. We've provided shareable social media content, flyers, posters and factsheets in many languages bit.ly/YCGSharedResou…

We are committed to delivering a social security system which is accessible and inclusive. One way we do this is by making sure information is available in different formats, including British Sign Language versions of our factsheets: bit.ly/BSLBenefitReso…

Our Carer Support Payment is a weekly payment of £81.90 for carers in Scotland. Find shareable social media content, flyers, posters and factsheets in many languages and help us spread the word to eligible families⬇️ bit.ly/CSPSharedResou…

Our five family payments help balance family costs if people get qualifying benefits. Find shareable social media content, flyers, posters and factsheets in many languages and help us spread the word to eligible families: ⬇️ bit.ly/5FPSharedResou…

Official statistics on Funeral Support Payment have been published today. Read the full publication at  bit.ly/FSPStatsQ22024

An inspiration! Our colleague Caroline Baird is a former sprinter winning four gold medals and a silver over three Paralympic Games. 1992 🥇 1996 🥇 2000 🥇🥇🥈 Read more at bit.ly/SSSCarolineBai…

First Minister John Swinney announced this year’s Programme for Government, outlining his priorities of: 🔵 Eradicating child poverty 🔵 Building prosperity 🔵 Protecting the planet 🔵 Improving public services ℹ️ gov.scot/programme-for-…

Best Start Foods is money paid every four weeks to help families with young children or a baby on the way with the cost of healthy food. Read our factsheet for more information 🔽 bit.ly/BSFSharedResou…

Our Carer Support Payment is a weekly payment of £81.90 for carers in Scotland. Find shareable social media content, flyers, posters and factsheets in many languages and help us spread the word to eligible families ⬇️ bit.ly/CSPSharedResou…