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Deciding where to live often depends on your income and the choices or options available to you. Our information includes support when renting and owning a home.

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Information on renting or buying your home and your housing options when you separate from your partner.

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Winter Heating Payment

Winter Heating Payment has replaced Cold Weather Payment in Scotland. It is a payment of £59.75 (£62.00 from April 2026), from the Scottish Government, to help with the cost of fuel.

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You may be eligible to apply for a credit of £150 to your electricity bill through the Warm Home Discount.

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News updates for single parents

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Our news updates reflect the work of One Parent Families Scotland and the issues affecting single parents today.

Single Parent FAQs: What childcare support is available for parents in Scotland? – Issue 49

10/03/2026

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Single Parent FAQs: How do I register to vote in the upcoming Holyrood elections? – Issue 48

11/02/2026

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Single Parent FAQs: Saving when money is tight – Issue 47

05/01/2026

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You may not want other people to know that you’ve been searching for information or help from OPFS.

When browsing the internet whether on a mobile phone, tablet or computer, you leave a ‘history’ trail of pages and sites you’ve visited.

It’s impossible to completely avoid being tracked online but if you’re worried about someone knowing which sites you’ve been looking at, there are some things you can do to help cover your tracks.

If you’re using a laptop or desktop computer, try keeping another document or website open in a new tab or window while browsing. If someone comes in the room and you don’t want them to see what you’re looking at, you can quickly switch to another window or tab.

Deleting browsing history

You can delete the history of websites you’ve visited, but it’s important to know that if you delete your browsing history, someone else using the same device may notice.

If you share a tablet, mobile phone, laptop or computer with someone, they might notice that passwords or website addresses have disappeared from their history.

Find out how to remove your browsing history and other data from some of the most commonly used browsers:

Browsing in Private mode (incognito)

When browsing ‘incognito’, the internet browser won’t store cookies or record your browsing history on the computer, mobile or tablet.

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Toolbars

If you use a search toolbar in your web browser, remember that your searched items can be saved as part of your history. Find out how to delete your searched items from the following search engines: