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New Child Payment benefit could give families an extra £520 a year and support over 190,000 kids

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Scottish Child Payment which opens for applications in November. This is an increase of around 24,000 eligible children (14 per cent) since the Scottish Government’s initial forecast in June 2019, accounting for the increased Universal Credit caseload - one of the main qualifying benefits - due to Covid-19.

The forecast comes as legislation was laid last week to allow for the delivery of the benefit - which will give eligible families £10 a week, per child under six.

The legislation details plans to open early for applications to manage anticipated high demand for the Scottish Child Payment.

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