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12 June 2025
Child Disability Payment
Child Disability Payment care component - rates and criteriaGuidance
12 June 2025
Child Disability Payment
Choosing an appropriate review period between 2 and 10 yearsInformation on choosing an appropriate review period based on individual circumstances.
Guidance
12 June 2025
Child Disability Payment
No person with parental rights and responsibilities lives with, and looks after the child and appears able and willing to actIf there is a person with no parental rights but lives with the child and is willing to act, Social Security Scotland may appoint the applicant to act on behalf of the child.
Guidance
12 June 2025
Child Disability Payment
IntroductionThe rules of entitlement to the lower rate of the mobility component of Child Disability Payment.
Guidance
12 June 2025
Guidance
12 June 2025
If the individual tells Social Security Scotland about the move less than 13 weeks after it has happened, the run-on period continues for 13 weeks after the date that the individual tells Social Security Scotland that they have moved.
Guidance
12 June 2025
Child Disability Payment
Preparing a cooked main mealThe purpose of considering if an individual can prepare a cooked main meal is to determine their ability to perform key daily activities.
Guidance
12 June 2025
Child Disability Payment
Setting an earlier start date for entitlement when a change in an individual’s needs leads to a higher awardA case manager may apply an earlier start date for an award if they consider it would be unjust not to do so.
Guidance
12 June 2025
Child Disability Payment
Exceptions to entitlement to the lower rate mobility componentAn individual is not entitled to the mobility component of CDP unless, for most of that period, their physical or mental condition means they are able, from time to time, to benefit from assistance for movement.
Guidance
12 June 2025
Information about when an individual getting renal dialysis also has other conditions. How these other needs may affect Child Disability care component.
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