Pupil Support Resources

General:

Benefits factsheets: https://cpag.org.uk/welfarerights/resources/factsheet?f%5B0%5D=field_nation%3A12

https://cpag.org.uk/scotland/welfare-rights/children-families

https://www.parentingacrossscotland.org/info-for-families/parents-and-carers/money-and-benefits/

Benefits Calculator: https://www.turn2us.org.uk/

Also can search for charitable grants: https://www.turn2us.org.uk/

And see: https://www.turn2us.org.uk/Your-Situation/Bringing-up-a-child

Bereaved young people and families

https://www.mygov.scot/bereavement-benefits

https://cpag.org.uk/scotland/welfare-rights/scottish-benefits/funeral-support-payment

Bereavement care and support (and helpline): http://www.crusescotland.org.uk/

And see: http://www.crusescotland.org.uk/support/support-for-young-people.html

Black and Minority Ethic Community young people and families

https://cpag.org.uk/scotland/welfare-rights/bme

BAME Youth empowerment organisation: https://ycsa.org.uk/

Amina Muslim Women’s Resource Centre: https://mwrc.org.uk/

Positive Action in Housing (and general support): https://www.paih.org/

BEMIS: https://bemis.org.uk/

List of ‘Scottish BME organisations’: https://www.mecopp.org.uk/regional-links

Research/Reports

https://www.crer.scot/post/new-research-from-crer-ethnicity-and-poverty-in-scotland-2020

https://www.gov.scot/publications/housing-needs-minority-ethnic-groups-evidence-review/pages/9/

https://www.gov.scot/publications/race-equality-action-plan-final-report/pages/13/

Care Experienced young people and families

https://cpag.org.uk/scotland/welfare-rights/children-families

Information and resources: https://www.whocaresscotland.org/

On additional funding (2021-22): https://www.gov.scot/publications/care-experienced-children-and-young-people-fund-operational-guidance/

On access funding for further and higher education:http://www.sfc.ac.uk/access-inclusion/equality-diversity/care-experienced/care-experienced.aspx

https://askcpag.org.uk/content/203293/coronavirus-and-benefits-for-care-experienced-young-people-in-scotland

https://www.whocaresscotland.org/who-we-are/media-centre/statistics/

Carers

https://www.parentingacrossscotland.org/info-for-families/parents-and-carers/money-and-benefits/

Kinship carers

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/scotland/family/children-and-young-people/kinship-care-s/

https://cpag.org.uk/welfare-rights/resources/factsheet/kinship-care-and-benefits-%E2%80%93-essentials

Support and information: https://kinship.scot/

https://cpag.org.uk/scotland/welfare-rights/children-families

Young carers

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/scotland/benefits/sick-or-disabled-people-and-carers/young-carer-grant-s/

https://www.mygov.scot/young-carer-support

Schools Awareness Raising Project

https://www.uws.ac.uk/news/half-of-young-carers-forced-to-turn-to-food-banks-due-to-rising-pandemic-poverty-research-suggests/

Disabled family member – young people and families

For teachers: https://cpag.org.uk/scotland/welfare-rights/factsheets/child-disability-payment-supporting-information

https://cpag.org.uk/scotland/welfare-rights/scottish-benefits/disability-assistance

https://cpag.org.uk/scotland/welfare-rights/children-families

https://www.gov.scot/policies/social-security/benefits-disabled-people-ill-health/

What are the biggest challenges for disabled young people in Scotland?

Young disabled Scots face ‘cliff edge’ leaving school(2012):https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-58557254

https://tfn.scot/news/legislation-aims-to-give-young-disabled-people-a-fighting-chance

https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/publication-download/exploring-positive-action-tool-address-under-representation-apprenticeships

https://gda.scot/2021/01/21/calling-all-young-disabled-people/

Domestic Abuse – fleeing home or in refuge

Family finances can fall sharply in these circumstances.

Benefits, includes factsheet: https://cpag.org.uk/tags/domestic-abuse

For professionals working with families (includes helpline): https://cpag.org.uk/welfare-rights/survivors-welfare-advice-project

24 hour helpline and general advice and support: https://womensaid.scot/

For Housing Rights and more: https://scotland.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/domestic_abuse_and_violence

https://www.sfha.co.uk/news/news-category/sfha-news/news-article/poverty-and-inequality-conference-to-discuss-domestic-abuse-and-housing

Families – see also Larger Families, Lone Parent Families, Young Parents

Families with Young Children

On requirements to look for work:

Parents of young children: do I have to look for work on benefits? Can I give up work and claim benefits?

Gypsy Roma Traveller young people and families

https://www.travellerstimes.org.uk/news/2018/12/romany-gypsy-teenager-creates-free-online-education-resource-use-ks34-classrooms

https://www.article12.org/https://www.gov.scot/publications/scotland-brave-incorporating-uncrc-article-12-practice/

https://www.gov.scot/publications/improving-lives-scotlands-gypsy-travellers-2019-2021/pages/7/

https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/our-work/news/no-travellers-rule-no-mor

Larger Families

https://www.travellerstimes.org.uk/news/2018/12/romany-gypsy-teenager-creates-free-online-education-resource-use-ks34-classrooms

https://www.article12.org/https://www.gov.scot/publications/scotland-brave-incorporating-uncrc-article-12-practice/

https://www.gov.scot/publications/improving-lives-scotlands-gypsy-travellers-2019-2021/pages/7/

https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/our-work/news/no-travellers-rule-no-mor

Lone Parent Families

https://www.parentingacrossscotland.org/info-for-families/parents-and-carers/money-and-benefits/One Parent Families Scotland: https://opfs.org.uk/

http://www.healthscotland.scot/population-groups/children/child-poverty/child-poverty-overview/lone-parents

https://www.understandingglasgow.com/profiles/evidence_for_action_briefings/lone_parents

https://www.jrf.org.uk/report/freeing-low-income-single-parents-work-povertys-grip

https://opfs.org.uk/

Refugees and Asylum Seekers – young people and families

https://www.eis.org.uk/Policy-And-Publications/WelcomeToScotland

https://www.scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/telephone-advice-line/

https://cpag.org.uk/scotland/welfare-rights/bme

Refugee Survival trust: https://www.rst.org.uk/

Support in Glasgow: https://www.govancommunityproject.org.uk/organisations-supporting-refugees-and-asylum-seekers.html

Positive Action in Housing (and general support): https://www.paih.org/our-services/

https://www.gov.scot/policies/refugees-and-asylum-seekers/

Young Parents

UK wide benefits: https://cpag.org.uk/welfare-rights/resources/factsheet/financial-help-young-parents

And also: https://www.mygov.scot/scottish-child-payment/how-to-apply

https://opfs.org.uk/support-and-advice/support-for-you/support-for-young-parents/

Information resource for young people on pregnancy and parenthood: https://young.scot/campaigns/national/ping

Young parents support base example: http://www.smithycroft-sec.glasgow.sch.uk/TextList/TextList.aspx?SectionId=26d40270-c9c7-4ed4-a458-97dbb724491a

Prison: family member in prison

Family finances can fall sharply in these circumstances.

For info. ’According to Scottish Government figures, 20 – 27,000 children in Scotland each year have a parent in prison – approximately twice as many as are affected by divorce.’ (From: https://www.familiesoutside.org.uk/27000-children-in-scotland-are-given-new-rights/ (2019)

Supporting young people:https://www.familiesoutside.org.uk/professionals/young-people/

Benefits info. https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/scotland/law-and-courts/legal-system-s/prisoners-s/information-for-prisoners-and-their-famil

https://www.parentingacrossscotland.org/info-for-practitioners/facts-about-families/children-with-parents-in-prison/

https://www.faithincommunity.scot/prisonthroughcare

https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/research/global-prisoners-families-research-group/blog/2020/12/rights-children-and-young-people