Local MSP Highlights Best Start Grants
Local MSP for the Linlithgow Constituency, Fiona Hyslop, highlights automatic payments to help families with cost of living. Over 43,000 payments have been automatically awarded to help parents and carers with the cost of living and starting school, latest official figures show. The introduction of automatic payments means that thousands of people receiving Scottish Child Payment have been awarded Best Start Grant Early Learning and School Age Payments without the need to apply separately. Each benefit awards people one-off payments of £294.70 per child, helping with costs like clothes, toys and school trips. Commenting Fiona said: "The introduction of automatic payments means families can quickly receive financial aid to support their child's development. "Those eligible should receive these payments automatically, however I would urge those who don’t to check if…