Most social security benefits are affected if you are in prison. This factsheet outlines the main issues that come up if you are remanded in custody or if you are serving a prison sentence.
Universal credit is replacing means-tested benefits and tax credits for working age people. The only means-tested benefit for working age claimants who need to make a new claim is universal credit.
This factsheet sets out the main social security benefits and tax credits that lone parents in Scotland may be able to claim during a course of education.