The Scottish Child Payment website crashed just hours after thousands more kids became eligible for the lifeline benefit.
The payment - which was established by SNP ministers as a way of tackling deep-rooted poverty across the country - was increased to £25 per week per child as of today.
The age for those eligible has also risen to 16 - meaning an estimated 300,000 more children are entitled to the benefit. But the Social Security Scotland website crashed on Monday morning with the agency blaming "exceptional demand".
