Scottish Child Payment is a benefit which has been introduced to tackle child poverty in Scotland.

It is intended to help low-income families with the costs of raising a child and is available to parents or carers with one or more children under the age of sixteen.

There are no limits on the number of eligible children supported by Scottish Child Payment and since 14 November 2022, eligible families receive £25 per child, per week.

Between April 2022 and 13th November 2022 the rate was £20 per child per week and before that the rate was £10 per child, per week.

Scottish Child Payment is administered by Social Security Scotland through an application-based process, and is paid on a four-weekly basis.

Scottish Child Payment does not count as earned income in the calculation of any other UK or Scottish Government benefits that the applicant, or any person in their household, currently receive.

The payment can be used for any purpose by the recipient and for example could help with the cost of childcare, nappies, activities or other essentials.