Guidance Library

Child Disability Payment

Situations when a case manger should seek advice.

If an individual fails to notify Social Security Scotland that they have moved away from Scotland within 13 weeks of the move, notifies Social Security Scotland 13 weeks or more after the move entitlement to CDP stops on the date when the individual became resident in another part of the UK.

Child Disability Payment

Supervision means the precautionary or anticipatory presence of another person to monitor an individual’s physical, mental or emotional health.

When considering a review of an existing CDP award, a case manager should carefully consider the needs relating specifically to the child’s condition, in addition to overall care needs to be expected, depending on their age.

Child Disability Payment

Information on when a mother and father gains parental rights and responsibilities to a child.

Child Disability Payment

Entitlement to the lower award begins, or entitlement stops, on the date of the determination resulting from the unscheduled review if the individual did not ‘knowingly fail’ to notify the change.

Case managers should verify that a person does hold legal authority to act on behalf of the child.

Child Disability Payment

An individual’s needs determine what criteria they meet and the rate of CDP they are entitled to.

An individual qualifies for the higher rate of the mobility component if they meet these criteria.