Child Disability Payment decision making guide
Temporary periods of leave during a stay in alternative accommodation
Individuals are entitled to payment of the care component during any period that they temporarily go on leave from the alternative accommodation. This time is called the period of leave. However, the individual must inform Social Security Scotland of the leave (CDP regs, reg. 19(3)).
The individual receives a daily rate of one-seventh of the relevant weekly rate for CDP for each day of their period of leave. Once the individual has left alternative accommodation permanently, payment of CDP will revert to being paid every four weeks in arrears.
The period of leave includes the days when the person left and returned to alternative accommodation (CDP regs, reg. 19(2)).
The case manager has to make a determination without application for any moves in and out of alternative accommodation that affects the amount paid to the individual.
Jack leaves his residential school to return home on the 25th of April. He returns to residential school on the 5th of May. Jack is entitled to payment of the care component from the 25th of April until the 5th of May and therefore receives payment for 11 days.