24 March 2025

Decision making guide

Topic

Child Disability Payment, Adult Disability Payment, Pension Age Disability Payment, Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance


The Decision Making Guide is for case managers in Social Security Scotland. They use this guide to make decisions on new and existing cases for:

  • Child Disability Payment (CDP)
  • Adult Disability Payment (ADP)
  • Pension Age Disability Payment (PADP)
  • Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance (SADLA)

Please note that the decision making guidance is continually improved and updated. The documents on this webpage are therefore subject to change.

Child Disability Payment (CDP) decision making guidance

Adult Disability Payment

Pension Age Disability Payment

Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance

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