Guidance Library

413 results

Guidance

24 March 2025

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

Decision making guide

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.

Guidance

3 January 2025

Funeral Support Payment

Zero awards for Funeral Support Payment

Guidance

3 January 2025

Funeral Support Payment

Exceptional circumstances for funerals outside the UK

Guidance

31 December 2024

Funeral Support Payment

Burial and cremation costs

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

Guidance

30 December 2024

Funeral Support Payment

Alkaline hydrolysis

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

Guidance

27 December 2024

Funeral Support Payment

Introduction to entitlement for Funeral Support Payment

The type of funeral costs a client could get help to pay.

Guidance

27 December 2024

Funeral Support Payment

When a funeral plan exists

Guidance for processing applications when a funeral plan exists.

Guidance

27 December 2024

Funeral Support Payment

Direct/simple funerals

Guidance for processing applications for direct/simple funerals.

Guidance

27 December 2024

Funeral Support Payment

Funerals in the European Economic Area and Switzerland

Guidance on funerals in the European Economic Area and Switzerland.

Guidance

23 December 2024

Establishing an individual's needs and impact of their condition

Establishing an individual's needs and impact of their condition

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