Child Disability Payment decision making guide

Entitlement after age 18

An individual can remain on CDP until they become 19 years old if they turn 18 on or before 31st December 2023 and their award transferred to CDP from Disability Living Allowance for children. (CDP regs, reg. 4(1B(b))

An individual can remain on CDP until the age of 19 years old if they turn 18 on or before 31st December 2023 and they were in receipt of Disability Living Allowance for Children in another part of the United Kingdom immediately before moving to Scotland (2 CDP regs, reg 4 (1B)(c)).

If an individual submits a full application for ADP before they turn 18 or an individual is found to be entitled to ADP but payment has not begun, their entitlement to CDP can continue until the age of 19, or the day the individual becomes entitled to ADP, whichever is earlier.

If the individual is found to be entitled to ADP, their entitlement to CDP will end on their next payment date after the date the determination of entitlement for ADP has been made (CDP regs, reg. 4(1B(d)).

The above applies unless an individual who transferred from Disability Living Allowance for children or made a cross border move to Scotland and turned 18 on or before 31/12/2023, their CDP can continue to be paid beyond the age of 19 up to the day before they become entitled to ADP if a determination for ADP is made 4 weeks before they turn 19 (CDP regs, reg. 4(1C)).

An individual who is in receipt of CDP because they are terminally ill can continue to receive CDP with no age limit set. (CDP regs, reg. 4(1B(a)).

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