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Child Disability Payment

Interpreting definitions for the care component of Child Disability Payment

Child Disability Payment

Individuals must satisfy the backwards and forwards tests to be entitled to a higher rate of either component of CDP when their award is reviewed

Child Disability Payment

Entitlement to payment of the mobility component of CDP continues when an individual entitled to CDP enters alternative accommodation.

A person with parental rights and responsibilities has the right to act as the child's legal representative.

Individuals may be liable to repay Social Security Scotland if they have received an higher payment than they are entitled to, or they have received a payment they are not entitled to, of CDP or short-term assistance.

Case managers must correctly understand and interpret supporting information

Child Disability Payment

A determination without application is a new determination of entitlement that replaces an earlier determination.

Ability to walk can vary depending on how their condition affects them at any given time.

Child Disability Payment

An individual is entitled to the care component of CDP for the period throughout which they satisfy at least one of the criteria set out for each rate. The exception to this is the highest rate which requires both criteria to be met.