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• Kinship care

  Find out more about kinship care, allowance and funds available in Scotland, the issues that might arise with kinship arrangements and where to find help and support.

• How to claim bereavement benefits

  Find out how to claim Bereavement Support Payment. For deaths before April 2017, check if you can get Widowed Parents Allowance.

• Children, young people and parenting

  Overview and content list for children and young people. Find out about child maintenance, protecting children and local council support.

• Getting Universal Credit if you’re sick or disabled

  Check if you can apply for support if you can't work because you're sick or disabled. Universal Credit is available for people with sickness or disabilities.

• How to get social care services

  Find out about social care services, the council's assessment of needs in order to provide services and about paying for these services. Includes the options available for 'self-directed support'.

• Struggling to pay your bills

  Overview and content list for struggling to pay your bills. Get help if you're struggling with energy bills, and how to tell your supplier if you need support.

• Moving to Universal Credit if you've got a migration notice

  You’ll have to move to Universal Credit when you get a letter from the DWP - this is a 'migration notice'. Your existing benefit will stop. Claim Universal Credit to keep getting financial support.

• Mental health

  Information about where to get help and what you can do if you think you have a mental health problem. Includes information about consent for treatment, advance statements and details of organisations that can help

• Scottish benefit fraud

  Information about benefit fraud of Social Security Scotland benefits including Best Start Grant, Adult Disability Payment, Child Disability Payment, Young Carer's Grant, Funeral Support Payment, Scottish Child Payment and more.

• Benefits

  Get advice on benefits, including what you're entitled to and how to claim.