Who can get Scottish child payment

You qualify for Scottish child payment if:1SCP Regs (draft)

•you are responsible for a child aged under 6; and
•you are entitled to a qualifying benefit; and
•you are ordinarily resident in Scotland.

 

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Responsible for a child

You must be responsible for the child on the date of your claim for Scottish child payment and continue to be responsible for her/him for each week of entitlement. You count as responsible for a child if you meet either of the following conditions.

•The child is your or your partner’s dependant. S/he is a dependant if:1Regs 9 and 12 SCP Regs (draft)
◦you are getting child benefit for her/him; or
◦you are getting universal credit (UC) and s/he is included in your award (Note: it does not matter if a child element is not payable because of the ‘two-child limit’); or
◦you are getting child tax credit (CTC) and s/he is included in your award (Note: it does not matter if a child element is not payable because of the ‘two-child limit’); or
◦you are getting a child amount for her/him in your pension credit (PC).
•You are a kinship carer for the child and either you have a kinship care order or the child is looked after by the local authority and has been placed with you by the local authority.

 

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Qualifying benefits

To qualify for Scottish child payment, you or your partner must have been awarded:1Reg 14 SCP Regs (draft)

•UC; or
•income support; or
•income-based jobseeker’s allowance; or
•income-related employment and support allowance; or
•CTC; or
•working tax credit; or
•PC.

 

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