Job Start Payment for Young People

Find out more about the Job Start Payment – a one-off payment of £314.45 to help with the costs of starting a new job including clothes, equipment and transport.

Social Security Scotland want as many eligible young people as possible to apply for Job Start Payment.

Job Start Payment is a one-off payment of £314.45 to help with the costs of starting a new job including clothes, equipment and transport.

The payment increases to £503.10 if the young person is also the parent or main carer of a child.

People aged between 16 and 24 years old can apply if they have been getting certain benefits, including Universal Credit, for a period of 6 months before their new job start date.

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More information can be found at Job Start Payment – mygov.scot.