Scottish Government administered child benefit that is intended to help with day-to-day living costs. More than 77,000 Scottish Child Payment applications have been received since Social Security Scotland started taking applications on November 9, 2020.The new benefit, which is unique to Scotland, will give qualifying parents and carers £40 every four weeks for each child under six.The benefit started on February 14, which means Social Security Scotland is now able to do final eligibility checks and start issuing decisions, with the first payments expected to arrive later this month.
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