Guidance Library

Child Disability Payment, Adult Disability Payment

Guidance to help third sector organisations navigate the questions asked on the supporting information form.

Adult Disability Payment

Guidance to help GPs navigate the questions asked on the Adult Disability Payment supporting information form.

Adult Disability Payment

Guidance to help GPs navigate Adult Disability Payment supporting information requests

Child Disability Payment, Adult Disability Payment

The Decision Making Guide provides an interpretation on how to use the powers and rules. The interpretation of the legislation supports Social Security Scotland case managers during the Decision Making process for disability benefits.

Client relations

The guidelines have been prepared by the Scottish Government for Social Security Scotland staff. They describe the main actors within the social security system that provide support to clients of Social Security Scotland as well as the processes that need to be followed to enable them to deal with Social Security Scotland and how Social Security Scotland should respond where clients appear to be at risk.

Child Disability Payment

Special Rules for Terminal Illness

This factsheet is designed to inform clinicians about the new definition of terminal illness for disability benefits that are delivered by Social Security Scotland.

Special Rules for Terminal Illness

Special Rules for Terminal Illness

The helpline is available to support clinicians to navigate the new Chief Medical Officer's guidance and understand the decision making process to complete the Benefits Assessment Special Rules in Scotland form.

Special Rules for Terminal Illness