State benefits mean money paid to you by the state and include income support, child benefit, job seeker's allowance, disability benefit, housing benefit and council tax benefit.

This is a complicated issue and depends on individual circumstances.

If you have come to Scotland and are not working (even if you are EEA national), you should be able to support yourself without having to claim public funds. 

Find out more about State Benefits via the Department of Work and Pensions website.

Courtesy of Scottish Government - Scotland Is The Place .