Family members providing childcare urged to check eligibility for £25 weekly payment after recent rule change Scotland
Kinship carers are being urged to check if they could be entitled to the weekly £25 Scottish Child Payment, after eligibility criteria was expanded to include more of them last year. The call comes in support of Scottish Kinship Care Week, which celebrates the role of extended family or friends who care for children when they cannot remain with their birth parents.
The First Minister said: “We owe kinship carers an enormous debt of gratitude for the role they play in providing loving and secure homes for children and young people, and it’s vital they receive every penny of support they’re entitled to. You can do this quickly using an online benefits calculator or visiting the Scottish Government’s dedicated Cost of Living website here.
Top Money Stories Today What is the Scottish Child Payment? Scottish Child Payment helps towards the costs of supporting your family. It is a weekly payment of £25 that you can get for every child you look after who's under 16 years of age. You will get £25 per week, per child.Scottish Child Payment is part of a wider package of five family payments including:
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