Children's Handbook Scotland 2020/21Chapter 7: Children living with kinship carers2. Financial help from the local authority Impact on benefits and tax credits
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Impact on benefits and tax credits
Local authority payments can sometimes affect your benefits or tax credits. This chapter explains the effect of local authority payments on each of the main benefits and tax credits. First check whether or not the child counts as looked after. If the child is not looked after, see below. If the child is looked after, see here.
It can be important to know which type of payment you are receiving. Ask the social work department to confirm in writing the payment being made, which section of which Act it is using to make the payment, and what the payment is for. This will help you sort out your benefits and tax credits.