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News - 1 June 2023

More than 300,000 children receiving new £25 Scottish Child Payment

Total value of payments now tops £248 million. Scottish Child Payment is now being received by the families of more than 300,000 children and young people, according to official statistics.

News - 5 May 2022

Automatic awards to make accessing family benefits simpler

Changes planned to make sure families get support they are entitled to

News - 14 November 2022

Scottish Child Payment increased

Extension opens benefit to more than 400,000 children

News - 28 February 2023

184,000 getting £25 Scottish Child Payment

£155 million in payments since introduction in February 2021 There were 184,000 children and young people getting £25 per week in Scottish Child Payment by the end of 2022, latest statistics show. The figure includes 78,000 who have received it since the payment was extended to include children aged between six and 16 in November.

News - 20 November 2023

£641 million in support paid out across 13 benefits in 2022-2023

Social Security Scotland has published its Annual Report and Accounts, which show that it made £641 million in direct payments across 13 benefits from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.  

Scottish Child Payment marketing costs: FOI release

Scottish Child Payment marketing costs: FOI release

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