Guidance Library

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How to check the applicant has parental rights and responsibilities for the child they applied for

Case managers use Child Disability Payment decision-making guidance to apply the powers of the Act and the rules of the Regulations.

Special Rules for Terminal Illness

Guidance for clinicians completing a BASRiS form

Information on Social Security Scotland’s approach to supporting information.

This guidance sets out the general principles the case manager should follow when gathering supporting information.

Approach inconsistencies from a position of trust in what the individual has told us and come to a decision based on the balance of probabilities.

Inconsistencies and gaps in supporting information.