Best Start Grant - school age payment - Family support directory

When support is available
School age: Your child does not actually have to have started school.
Who qualifies
You qualify if you are responsible for a child of school age and you or your partner l are aged under 18 (regardless of income or benefits); l aged 18 or 19 and a dependant in someone else’s benefit claim because you are still in school or college; or l entitled to a qualifying benefit as for the pregnancy and baby payment. If you are not the parent and have become responsible for a child in this age group (e.g. as a kinship carer), you may qualify
More information
School-age payment £319.80 to help with the costs of starting school. It is up to you what you spend it on, and you do not need to show receipts. Apply online or download a claim form. Or apply by phone on 0800 182 2222, or request a claim form. You can claim at any time within the 9 month application window. If you are waiting for a universal credit decision, you should still claim the payment within this window and then contact Social Security Scotland when awarded.
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Contact for assistance
apply by phone on 0800 182 2222