Child Disability Payment decision making guide

Change of circumstances after an application is submitted and before a decision is made

Once a full application is submitted, a case manager may ask an individual to provide supporting information.

The individual has four weeks to provide this to Social Security Scotland.

An individual may experience a change of circumstances:

  • after an application has been submitted
  • before a determination has been made.

A case manager should take any new information into account once they are made aware of it.

A further application is not necessary after a report of a change of circumstances.

In this scenario, a case manager makes two determinations. This is if the change reported or new information provided affects the original award.

The first award takes into account the care and/or mobility needs of the individual based on the original information provided in the application.

The second award takes into account the care and/or mobility needs of the individual based on the change reported or the new information.

This could result in two different rates of award, which is known as a split award. See operational guidance on split awards.

The second award is effective for payment once the individual meets the backwards test for the new information.

Two separate determinations of entitlement sent to the individual explain this.

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