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Fast-tracked applications for terminally-ill people
Healthcare professionals play a key role in helping terminally-ill people get faster access to the maximum possible disability benefit payment by making sure they are aware of our fast-tracked application route.
Help us reach Scotland's unpaid carers
Over 38,000 carers across Scotland are receiving financial help through Carer Support Payment, but many more may be eligible. Help unpaid carers find out if they can get Carer Support Payment.
Online applications temporarily unavailable
Online applications for our benefits will be unavailable from 5:30pm on Friday 21 February until 8am on Monday 24 February.
Reviewing Our Charter for the future
Our Charter sets out what people can expect from Social Security Scotland, how we support people to get the money they are entitled to and how they can get in touch with us to share their feedback.
Creating greener workspaces
Clean Zero has been introduced by our facilities management provider, Mitie Facilities Management and we have adopted it as part of our commitment to the Scottish Government’s transition to a Net Zero economy and society by 2045.
Parents and carers urged not to miss out on support worth more than £300 as deadline looms for School Age Payment applications
Parents and carers, with a child born between 1 March 2019 and 29 February 2020, risk missing out on hundreds of pounds worth of help if they don’t apply for School Age Payment in time. The deadline for applications is 28 February 2025.
Families urged not to miss out on Scottish Child Payment
Social Security Scotland is launching a burst of marketing activity to help raise awareness of Scottish Child Payment and encourage people to apply.
Financial help with funerals during winter
More families face funeral costs between December and March than at any other time of the year. Funeral Support Payment is available to people in Scotland who need help towards the cost of a funeral and get Universal Credit or other qualifying benefits.
Supporting charities in our local communities
As civil servants, we’re fortunate to be able to spend some of our time volunteering for organisations in Dundee and Glasgow. In December, colleagues chose to volunteer with local Glasgow charity Refuweegee.
Helping young people understand digital and technology careers
We visited Abertay University in Dundee to meet with school pupils and tell them about digital and technology roles at Social Security Scotland.