6. The rules about your age
For Scottish child payment, you must be aged at least 16 to qualify, because you must be aged at least 16 to get any of the qualifying benefits. If you are responsible for a dependent child who has a child, you should also claim Scottish child payment for your dependant’s child.
For Best Start grant and Best Start foods, there are no age limits and you can be entitled without a qualifying benefit if you are aged under 18, or are aged 18 or 19 and a dependant of another person (see
here).
1BSG Schs 2 para 1(e)(iii) and (iv), 3 para 1(f)(iii) and (iv) and 4 para 1(f)(iii) and (iv) EYA(BSG)(S) Regs
BSF Regs 7(1)(b), 7A(1)(b), 8(1)(b) WF(BSF)Regs