Useful benefit information 

Understanding what benefits you are entitled to can be confusing, with different organisations providing different support.  We have summarised some of the key benefits available with useful links below.  If you need a bit more help or information, you can link into one of our Money & Benefit Services to help make the process easier.

Useful links 

Social Security Scotland was set up by the Scottish Government to deliver a number of devolved benefits, which include:
  • Carer’s Support Payment & Young Carer Grant 
  • Best Start Payments (Pregnancy Grant, Baby Payment, Early Learning Payment, School Age and Foods).  
  • Funeral Support
  • Job Start Payment
  • Child Payment & Child Winter Heating Assistance
  • Disability Payment (Adult & Child)
You can find benefit calculators, benefit information and other useful information on the Scottish Government website (mygov.scot/benefits).  You can also sign up for a mygovscot account, which allows you to sign up to one account and then access multiple services.  You can find out more about the mygovscot account here.
The Government (gov.uk)website contains useful information about a range of non-devolved benefits, which includes:
  • Tax credits, child tax credits, and working tax credits
  • Jobseeker’s allowance and employment & support allowance 
  • Universal credit and pension credit
It also includes useful information about in-work payments you may be entitled to, such as maternity, paternity and adoption pay, and sick pay. Click here to visit the Government’s benefits section.