Job Start payment

Job Start Payment - mygov.scot

You can apply for Job Start Payment to help you with the costs of starting a new job.

You can apply if you're a young person or care leaver who's both:

• been out of work

• on certain benefits

• Be aged between 16 and 24 (or 16 and 25 if you are a care-leaver)

• Have been out of paid work and receiving a low income benefit for six months prior to finding employment

• Have received a job offer for a job that will average 12 hours or more a week over a four week period

• Normally live in Scotland on the day of the job offer

• Apply within three months of the date you were offered your job and send confirmation of your job offer

You also need to meet the other requirements explained in the 'Who can apply' section.

You can get a one-off payment of either:

• £294.70

• £471.50 – if you're the main carer of any children