Scottish Child Payment is a payment to help low-income families with children under 16.
For each child under 16 they’ll get £25 a week. We’ll pay this every four weeks, so the client will receive £100 every four weeks for each child that’s eligible.
There is no limit on the number of children in a family who can get the payment.
Eligibility for Scottish Child Payment began on 15 February 2021. It was extended to under 16s on 14 November 2022.
We’ll review the payment on a yearly basis, so it could increase.
The person responsible for the child or their partner can apply for the payment. This includes kinship carers.
The person applying for Scottish Child Payment must receive a qualifying benefit.
To get Scottish Child Payment the client must live in Scotland.
Either the client or their partner must be responsible for a child, they might be the child’s kinship carer.
To be eligible for Scottish Child Payment the client or their partner must also get one of the following benefits:
A client can apply for Scottish Child Payment before the Department for Work and Pensions approves their application for a qualifying benefit. We must wait until they award the qualifying benefit before we can process their application.
The client must be awarded the qualifying benefit within 14 days of the Scottish Child Payment application being made.
Clients can apply for Scottish Child Payment:
Clients can apply online on the mygov.scot website.
They’ll need to complete the form all at once as there is no save and resume function.
A client will not be able to apply online if they:
Clients can download the paper application form or they can call free on 0800 182 2222 to request one.
They can also call us to ask for the form in different formats and languages.
Clients can apply by calling the agency free on 0800 182 222 between 8am and 6pm.
When dealing with a phone application the client must know: