£260 payment for thousands of low-income families due before end of this week
Social Security Scotland has issued an important update for new and existing claimants of Scottish Child Payment. The devolved benefit is now worth £25 per week to parents and carers of children up to 16, worth £100 per month, per eligible child.
In the new update, Scotland’s devolved welfare department said that “many eligible new applicants will receive their payments before Christmas,” however, some new claimants or those adding an extra child to an existing claim may not get the payments until “early 2023”. It added that payments are backdated to the start of the application and those affected have been contacted to make them aware of the potential delays.
“Many eligible new applicants will receive their payments before Christmas. Some clients who applied for the first time, or who added an extra child to an existing payment, in the first week of the extension may not get their payments until early 2023. We have contacted clients to make them aware of this so they are able to plan accordingly.
Top Money Stories Today Social Security Scotland is also urging people not to phone and chase up an amended claim or new application as it means “fewer staff are able to process applications”.
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