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Families across Scotland can apply for government support to help with the cost of preparing for primary school.
The Best Start Grant School Age Payment is a one-off payment of £331.95 per child. It is available for children born between 1 March 2021 and 28 February 2022.
It is designed to ease the financial pressures of a child starting Primary 1 and can be used for anything families need, from clothes and stationery to school trips.
To qualify, the applicant must be receiving one of the following payments:
- Universal Credit
- Housing Benefit
- Income Support
- Pension Credit
- income-based Jobseekers Allowance
- income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
Eligible families already receiving Scottish Child Payment should receive an automated payment.
Parents and carers can apply for more than one child. The payment is also open to kinship carers and adoptive parents.
Families do not need to wait until term begins. Parents deferring start dates, or whose child won't be attending school, can still apply, but must do so before February 28, 2027.
Families have until 28 February 2027 to apply.
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