ongoing coronavirus pandemic.The online tool is the first to fully integrate devolved benefits, including the new Scottish Child Payment which opens next week.The calculator has been produced by Scotland’s national advice service, Advice Direct Scotland, and data analytics developer Inbest, having been brought together by the organisation FinTech Scotland.It provides a free and impartial assessment of entitlement to a range of benefits such as Universal Credit, crisis grants and support payments.The launch follows an 87 per cent increase in Scotland’s claimant count between December 2019 and December last year – up from 110,705 to 207,180 – largely caused by the economic impact of the Covid-19 crisis.The UK Government has not published.
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