Child Disability Payment decision making guide
Introduction
The purpose of this chapter is to set out our approach to Child Disability Payment (CDP) cases transferred from Disability Living Allowance for children (DLAC). This includes how you should treat these cases differently from new applications.
DLAC is a disability benefit administered by the DWP. DLAC is being replaced with CDP for children and young people in Scotland. CDP is administered by Social Security Scotland. Apart from a few small exceptions, DLAC is equivalent to CDP in terms of eligibility rules and the amount individuals can receive.