Factsheets
We have produced factsheets on a wide range of topics, concentrating particularly on problem areas. You can view and print all our factsheets below. To request printed copies email acarr@cpagscotland.org.uk with your contact details and which titles you would like.
Advising BME communities
- Benefits for new refugees (May 2013)
- Right to reside – parent or carer of child in education (February 2012)
Disabled children and young people
- Benefits for disabled children and their families – a checklist (May 2012)
- Disabled young people (May 2012)
- Welfare reform and carers (March 2013)
Looked after children
- Care leavers and benefits: giving good advice (produced in conjunction with Scottish Throughcare and Aftercare Forum) (April 2013)
- Children looked after away from home by the local authority – impact on family benefits and tax credits (October 2010)
- Kinship care and benefits – the essentials (September 2011)
Students and benefits
- Universal credit and students (May 2013)
- Students and tax credits (May 2013)
- Benefits for disabled students (October 2012)
- Benefits for young people in further education or training (October 2012)
- Parents claiming for young people in further education or training (October 2012)
- Benefits and tax credits for students (October 2012)
- Employment and support allowance and studying (May 2013)
- Benefits and tax credits for lone parent students (May 2013)
- Benefits and tax credits for European students (February 2012)
Tax credits
- Tax credits - moving on to universal credit (May 2013)
- Tax credits and childcare (May 2013)
- Tax credits and complaints (August 2012)
- Tax credits annual review (April 2012)
- Tax credit checks (April 2012)
- Tax credits for lone parents (May 2013)
- Tax credits – the basics (May 2013)
- Tax credits and self-employment (April 2012)
- Tax credits – challenging decisions (April 2012)
- Tax credits update (August 2012)
- Tax credits and judicial review (August 2012)
- Tax credits – reporting changes of circumstances (August 2012)
- Tax credits: a passport to other help (August 2012)
- Tax credits overpayments (May 2013)
- Tax credits and penalties (August 2012)
- Tax credits for disabled workers (April 2012)
- Tax credits and foster carers (August 2012)
- Tax credits and going back to work (April 2012)
- Tax credits and flexible working (August 2012)
- Tax credits for people from abroad (October 2012)
Welfare reform and universal credit
- Personal independence payment (March 2013)
- Welfare reform: the impact on families in Scotland (April 2013)
- Universal credit: The basic facts and how it will operate (July 2012)