Scottish Child Payment

Social Security Scotland is an executive agency of the Scottish Government. We help the people of Scotland by delivering a range of social security payments.

One of the benefits we deliver is the Scottish Child Payment which helps towards the costs of supporting your family. It's a payment that you can get for every child you look after who's under 16 years of age. You'll get the payment every 4 weeks if your application is successful.

To find out more, or apply for any of our benefits, you can phone one of our advisors. For other contact options and support, please see our website.