Child Disability Payment decision making guide
Rates and form of payment
CDP is usually paid via bank transfer to a nominated bank account.
An individual may not have access to a bank account. If this is the case, Social Security Scotland will contact them to establish a suitable payment method.
The rate at which the care component of CDP is paid is either:
- the highest-rate
- the middle-rate
- the lowest-rate (CDP regs, reg. 23(1))
The rate at which the mobility component of CDP is paid is either:
- the higher-rate
- the lower-rate (CDP regs, reg. 23(2))
The amount for each rate above will be subject to increase with annual uprating each April. View the current rates on MyGov.
Where an individual is paid both:
- the care component of CDP
- Constant Attendance Allowance
at the same time, the amount of CDP should be reduced by the amount of Constant Attendance Allowance paid. Where the amount of CDP paid is equal to that of Constant Attendance Allowance, CDP payment is calculated at £0 (CDP regs, reg. 23(5)).
Constant Attendance Allowance supports individuals who become ill or disabled because of an accident or disease in the course of employment. Constant Attendance Allowance can be paid to individuals who are 16 years old or above.
Please note the following rates are for illustrative purposes only and may not be accurate.
Seventeen year old Thomas receives the middle-rate care component and the lower-rate mobility component of CDP. Thomas also receives the full day rate of Constant Attendance Allowance following a severe injury sustained while at work. The amount of Constant Attendance Allowance Thomas receives is £72.80 per week or £291.20 every four weeks.
This means that £291.20 is deducted from the care component of Thomas’s four-weekly payment of CDP.
Because Thomas receives less than £291.20 from the care component of CDP every four weeks, his award is calculated at £0. Thomas continues to receive the lower-rate mobility component of CDP.
It is possible for CDP to be paid by an alternative payment method if the recipient agrees1. This may be the case where the individual both:
- receives the higher rate of the mobility component
- chooses to hire or hire-purchase vehicles directly from accredited providers of vehicles to disabled people.
Social Security Scotland will arrange to pay part or all of the mobility component to the provider until the lease has ended (CDP regs, reg. 38).