Child Disability Payment decision making guide

First Claims from Abroad

Individuals in the protected cohort can apply to Social Security Scotland for CDP from within Scotland or from elsewhere in the EEA or Switzerland.

It is essential to establish first that the UK is the competent state for payment of that individual’s benefits (see Competent State, below). This is before applying the relevant residency criteria in these applications.

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