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£1.9 billion paid in support to people across Scotland
£1.9 billion has been paid to people in Scotland from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. The payments were made across 14 Scottish benefits, seven of which are not available anywhere else in the UK.
Scottish Careers Week puts spotlight on Job Start Payments
Cash help worth hundreds of pounds is available to young people in Scotland, who are on certain benefits, when they start a new job.
Carer Support Payment now Scotland-wide
Tens of thousands of carers can now apply for support as benefit roll-out complete.
New Scottish benefit for pensioners launches in pilot areas
A new disability benefit for people of State Pension age opens today for applications from people living in five local authority areas.
Online benefit applications temporarily unavailable during system upgrade
We are making some essential improvements to our IT systems as we prepare to launch Pension Age Disability Payment, which means some of our services will be unavailable at certain times this week.
Transfer of benefits reaches major milestone
Over 200,000 disabled adults have now had their benefit award transferred to Social Security Scotland from the Department for Work and Pensions, new figures show.
£57 million paid to families to help with food shop
Families getting a Scottish benefit to help them buy healthy foods are being urged to check their balance on their prepaid card.
Financial support for families coping with baby loss
The loss of a baby is one of the hardest and most heart-breaking experiences someone can go through. Money worries on top of grief and loss can make this experience even harder.
Financial support to help families of disabled children heat their homes
An annual payment of £251.50 to help families with extra energy costs is on its way to an estimated 32,000 children and young people across Scotland.
Qualifying week to secure benefits to help pay for winter heating
Find out about benefits to help people across Scotland with increased energy costs they may face over the winter, including Child Winter Heating Payment and Winter Heating Payment.