Acknowledgements
Grateful thanks are due to Jon Shaw for his time and expertise in checking this Handbook and to Judith Paterson for her ongoing support, encouragement and assistance. Many thanks also to the parent advisers at Contact for their expertise and advice.
Many thanks go to everyone at CPAG in Scotland for their invaluable support and practical help.
Thanks to Nicola Johnston for editing and managing the production of the book, Anne Ketley for updating the index and Pauline Phillips for proofreading the text.
CPAG would like to thank the Scottish government for its financial support in the production of this Handbook.
Online Handbook and further training, information and advice
With the assistance of Scottish government funding, this Handbook is available free online at . CPAG in Scotland also provides training, advice and information to frontline advisers on benefits and tax credits for families and children. Please contact Alison Gillies on 0141 548 1056 for details of the support we can offer. For specific advice queries, contact our adviser’s advice line on 0141 552 0552 on Monday to Thursday between 10am to 4pm and on Fridays between 10am and 12 noon.
We would be very grateful if users of this book could send any comments, corrections or suggestions for inclusion in the next edition to CPAG in Scotland, Unit 9, Ladywell, 94 Duke Street, Glasgow G4 0UW; email staff@cpagscotland.org.uk. The law covered in this book was correct on 21 April 2022 and includes regulations laid up to this date.