Guidance Library

Child Disability Payment, Adult Disability Payment, Pension Age Disability Payment, Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance, Carer Support Payment

Supporting clients living in Scotland who should have had their Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefit transferred to Social Security Scotland before 6 November 2025 but did not.

Child Disability Payment, Adult Disability Payment, Pension Age Disability Payment, Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance, Carer Support Payment

Supporting clients who move to Scotland from the rest of the UK while receiving Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) disability and carer benefits.

Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance

This guidance is for anyone based at a local authority or health board who has been asked to provide supporting information.

Residence and presence rules for Aircraft Workers, mariners and continental shelf workers.

Guidance to help GPs navigate Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance supporting information requests.

Child Disability Payment, Adult Disability Payment, Pension Age Disability Payment, Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance

The Decision Making Guide provides an interpretation on how to use the powers and rules. The interpretation of the legislation supports Social Security Scotland case managers during the Decision Making process for disability benefits.

Funeral Support Payment

Funeral Support Payment

Funeral Support Payment

Calculate burial, cremation and alkaline hydrolysis costs, including identifying the relevant local authority area.

Funeral Support Payment

Alkaline hydrolysis is a type of funeral. It’s an option for Funeral Support Payment.