Child Disability Payment decision making guide

Who a payment can be made to

Where entitlement is in relation to an individual under 16 years old, CDP should be paid to the person specified in the application (Social Security (Scotland Act) 2018, s85A) who will be:

  • someone with parental rights and responsibilities, who lives with and has care of the child, provided that they are willing and practicably able to act an appointee

Where an award relates to an individual who is 16 years old or above, payment should be made to either:

  • the individual
  • an appointee (CDP regs, reg. 22(1))
  • someone that the individual has requested receive payment on their behalf

CDP can be paid to someone else at any point (CDP regs, reg. 22(2)) if the individual requests it. This may follow a change of circumstances or the availability of new information. For more information please go to the individuals 16 or Older chapter.

Deciding whether an appointee should receive CDP on behalf of an individual is a legal process. A decision relating to whether an appointment should be made or not can be made by an application for a review of the decision.

For more information on entitlement please go to the Determinations of Applications and Awards chapter.

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