i'm starting a masters in edinburgh in september and was wondering can anyone point me in the right direction on where to find information on government funding? or any other relevent information?

A funding section will appear soon on this site, but you should be prepared for a big loan. Funding for Masters courses is like rocking horse dung. Ask your new department in Edinburgh for advice, what funding is available is probably subject specific and the university may also offer internal scholarships. Even if your lucky enough to get some sort of scholarship it won't cover all your costs, so you'll need to look for a career development or graduate loan.

if you have a disability you can get a disabled student allowance, you could also find out if the university offers studentships or bursarys, it depends on what it is you want to do, you may be able to teach other undergraduates, and boost your income, you could also apply to the research councils and see what they say, phone the university and check with them, they may have a list that you could obtain, its really hard but dont give up

http://www.scholarships.ed.ac.uk/