Child Poverty Action Group

We have produced factsheets on a wide range of topics, concentrating particularly on problem areas. You can view and print all our factsheets below. We have printed copies of several of our factsheet titles, to request printed copies please email acarr@cpagscotland.org.uk with your contact details and which titles you would like.

Welfare reform and universal credit

• Council tax reduction and housing benefit - similarities and differences (April 2016)
• Dealing with sanctions (April 2016)
• Personal independence payment (May 2017)
• Personal independence payment assessment (March 2017)
• NEW Prisoners and benefits (July 17)
• NEW Prisoners and universal credit (July 2017)
• Scottish Welfare Fund and advance payments of benefits (May 2017)
• Supporting clients with no money (May 2017)
• Universal credit (August 2016)
• Welfare reform: the impact on families in Scotland (May 2017)

Advising Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities

• Benefits for new refugees (December 2016)
• Right to reside – parent or carer of child in education (April 2016)

Disabled children and young people

• Benefits for disabled children and their families – a checklist (May 2017)
• Disabled young people (January 2017)
• Welfare reform and carers (January 2017)

Looked after children

• Care leavers and benefits: giving good advice (produced in conjunction with Scottish Throughcare and Aftercare Forum) (July 2016)
• Children looked after away from home by the local authority – impact on family benefits and tax credits (February 2016)
• Kinship care and benefits – the essentials (March 2016)

Students and benefits

• Universal credit and students (May 2017)
• Students and tax credits (June 2017)
• Benefits for disabled students (November 2016)
• Benefits for young people in further education or training (November 2016)
• Parents claiming for young people in further education or training (November 2016)
• Benefits and tax credits for students (November 2016)
• Employment and support allowance and studying (November 2016)
• Benefits and tax credits for lone parent students (June 2017)
• Benefits and tax credits for European students (June 2017)

Tax credits and early years

• Tax credits – the basics (April 2017)
• Tax credits - moving on to universal credit (April 2017)
• Tax credit overpayments (April 2017)
• Childcare, tax credits and other help (April 2017)
• Financial help in the early years (April 2017)
• Financial help for young parents (April 2017)
• Financial help for families affected by imprisonment (April 2017)
• Financial help for families fleeing domestic abuse (April 2017)
• Tax credits and complaints (April 2017)
• Tax credits annual review (April 2017)
• Tax credit checks (April 2017)
• Lone parents and tax credits (April 2017)
• Tax credits and self-employment (April 2017)
• Tax credits – challenging decisions (April 2017)
• Tax credits update (April 2017)
• Tax credits and judicial review (April 2017)
• Tax credits – reporting changes (April 2017)
• Tax credits and penalties (April 2017)
• Tax credits for disabled workers (April 2017)
• Tax credits and foster carers (April 2017)
• Tax credits and going back to work (April 2017)
• Tax credits and flexible working (April 2017)
• Tax credits for people from abroad (April 2017)