East Dunbartonshire Citizens Advice Bureau

East Dunbartonshire Citizens Advice Bureau East Dunbartonshire Citizens Advice provides free, confidential & independent advice to help people. We're here for everyone.

We value diversity, champion equality and challenge discrimination.

🎒📚 Could you be eligible for the Best Start Grant School Age Payment?The Best Start Grant School Age Payment is a one-of...
19/06/2026

🎒📚 Could you be eligible for the Best Start Grant School Age Payment?

The Best Start Grant School Age Payment is a one-off payment of £331.95 per child to help with the costs of starting school.

You may be eligible if you:
✔️ Receive Universal Credit or another qualifying benefit
✔️ Have a child who is old enough to start primary school

The payment can help with school uniforms, shoes, bags, lunches, activities and other costs that come with starting school.

💷 If you already receive Scottish Child Payment, the School Age Payment is usually paid automatically when your child becomes eligible.

Find out more and check if you're eligible at:
mygov.scot/schoolagepayment

🤰👶 Could you be eligible for the Best Start Grant Pregnancy and Baby Payment?The Best Start Grant Pregnancy and Baby Pay...
19/06/2026

🤰👶 Could you be eligible for the Best Start Grant Pregnancy and Baby Payment?

The Best Start Grant Pregnancy and Baby Payment from Social Security Scotland can help with the costs of having a baby.

If you receive Universal Credit or another qualifying benefit, you may be eligible for:
💷 £796.65 for your first child
💷 £398.35 for any child after your first

The payment can be used to help with the costs of pregnancy and preparing for your baby's arrival.

📅 You can apply from 24 weeks of pregnancy until your baby is 6 months old.

👨‍👩‍👧 If you have recently taken over caring for a child, for example through adoption, you can apply up to the day before the child's first birthday.

Find out more and check if you're eligible at:
mygov.scot/pregnancyandbaby

🎓 Could you be eligible for the Best Start Grant Early Learning Payment?The Best Start Grant Early Learning Payment is a...
18/06/2026

🎓 Could you be eligible for the Best Start Grant Early Learning Payment?

The Best Start Grant Early Learning Payment is a one-off payment of £331.95 per child to help with the costs of your child's early learning years.

You may be eligible if you:

✔️ Receive Universal Credit or another qualifying benefit
✔️ Have a child aged between 2 years and 3½ years old

📌 Your child does not need to attend nursery for you to receive this payment.

💷 If you already receive Scottish Child Payment, the Early Learning Payment will be paid automatically when your child becomes eligible.

Find out more and check if you qualify at:
mygov.scot/earlylearning

🥛🍎 Could you be eligible for Best Start Foods?Best Start Foods is a prepaid card that can help you buy healthy foods suc...
18/06/2026

🥛🍎 Could you be eligible for Best Start Foods?

Best Start Foods is a prepaid card that can help you buy healthy foods such as:

✅ Milk
✅ Fruit and vegetables
✅ Eggs
✅ First infant formula

The card is topped up every 4 weeks with:
🤰 £21.60 every 4 weeks during pregnancy
👶 £43.20 every 4 weeks from your child's birth until they turn 1
🧒 £21.60 every 4 weeks when your child is aged 1 to 3 years

You may be able to get Best Start Foods regardless of how much you earn, as long as you:
✔️ Receive Universal Credit or another qualifying benefit
✔️ Are pregnant or have a child under 3 years old

Contact us on 0141 775 3220 or attend our drop in at Kirkintilloch available Monday to Friday 10am to 1pm.

Today, some of our staff and volunteers took part in a training session with Social Security Scotland to learn more abou...
17/06/2026

Today, some of our staff and volunteers took part in a training session with Social Security Scotland to learn more about the Five Family Payments.

The session provided valuable information on the support available to families across Scotland, helping us ensure we can continue to offer up-to-date advice and guidance to those who need it.

The Five Family Payments can help with the costs of raising a family if you receive Universal Credit, tax credits or other qualifying benefits. They include:

👶 Best Start Grant – three payments at key stages of your child's early years

🥕 Best Start Foods - a pre-paid card topped up with money to spend on healthy food while you are pregnant or have a young child

💷 Scottish Child Payment - over £100 every four weeks until your child turns 16

Find out more at: https://bit.ly/SocialSecurityScotlandFiveFamilyPayments

A big thank you to Social Security Scotland for delivering such an informative and helpful session.

Thank You🎉A huge thank you to everyone who visited and supported us at the Kirkintilloch Gala. Thanks to your generosity...
17/06/2026

Thank You🎉

A huge thank you to everyone who visited and supported us at the Kirkintilloch Gala. Thanks to your generosity, the Bureau raised £120 on the day.

We are incredibly grateful to all our volunteers, supporters, and everyone who stopped by for a chat, made a donation, or took part in our activities. Your support helps us continue providing valuable services to our community.

🌈 Happy Pride Month! 🌈At Citizens Advice, we believe everyone deserves to be treated with dignity, respect, and fairness...
15/06/2026

🌈 Happy Pride Month! 🌈

At Citizens Advice, we believe everyone deserves to be treated with dignity, respect, and fairness—no matter who they are or who they love.

This Pride Month, we stand with LGBTQ+ communities in celebrating identity, equality, and inclusion. We’re committed to providing free, confidential and impartial advice to everyone in our community.

💙 Pride is about visibility, acceptance, and support - and that’s at the heart of what we do all year round.

13/06/2026

🎉 Today's the Day! 🎉

We'll be at the Kirkintilloch Gala this afternoon and can't wait to see you there!

📍 Pitch 6, Woodhead Park
🕐 1pm – 4pm

Come along and take part in:
🎭 Guess the name of our CAB mascot
🎂 Guess the weight of the cake
🎟️ Our fundraising raffle

Whether you're feeling lucky or just want to stop by for a chat, we'd love to meet you. Every penny raised helps us continue providing free, confidential and impartial advice to our community.

💙 See you later!

🎉 1 Day to Go! 🎉We’re almost ready for the Kirkintilloch Gala!📍 Pitch 6, Woodhead Park📅 Saturday 13 June | 🕐 1–4pmSee yo...
12/06/2026

🎉 1 Day to Go! 🎉

We’re almost ready for the Kirkintilloch Gala!
📍 Pitch 6, Woodhead Park
📅 Saturday 13 June | 🕐 1–4pm

See you tomorrow!!

12/06/2026

🎉 See You Tomorrow at the Kirkintilloch Gala! 🎉

We're looking forward to joining the Kirkintilloch Gala for the very first time tomorrow and hope to see lots of friendly faces throughout the day!

📍 Find us at Pitch 6, Woodhead Park
🕐 1pm – 4pm

Come along and have a go at:
🎭 Guess the name of our CAB mascot
🎂 Guess the weight of the cake
🎟️ Our fundraising raffle

Every pound raised will help us continue providing free, confidential and impartial advice to people in our community.

Pop by for a chat, try your luck, and help support a local cause. We can't wait to meet you!

💙 See you tomorrow!

Address

11 Alexandra Street
Kirkintilloch
G661HB

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 3pm
Tuesday 10am - 3pm
5pm - 7pm
Wednesday 10am - 3pm
Thursday 10am - 3pm
5pm - 7pm
Friday 10am - 3pm

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0141 775 3220

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