The Children's Handbook Scotland provides a complete guide to benefits and tax credits where children are living away from their parents, including children in kinship or foster care, children looked after by the local authority, and children at residential school, in residential care or in hospital.
Fully referenced to legislation and caselaw, and with easy-to-use checklists and examples, this latest edition remains an essential guide for anyone working with families and children in Scotland. It is fully updated with the latest on kinship care orders and assistance, continuing care and universal credit developments.
Who is it for?
This book is an invaluable resource for welfare rights advisers, social workers, and anyone working with families and children in Scotland.