The Caithness Business Index has posted the following article:

Deadline For School Age Payment Approaches - Families urged to make sure they don't miss out

[IMG][/IMG] Parents and guardians who get qualifying benefits or tax credits and who have a child born between 1 March 2017 and 28 February 2018 are being urged to check whether they should apply for Best Start Grant School Age Payment as this year's deadline approaches. Applications for the one-off payment of £267.65 per child, which can be used for books, bags, clothes and equipment for school, have to be submitted by midnight on the 28 February closing date. [Read Full Article]