Guidance Library

When Social Security Scotland makes a determination that was based on an error (including an official error) or was made in ignorance of a material fact.

CDP should be paid every four weeks, in arrears. Where Special Rules for Terminal Illness apply, CDP should be paid weekly, in advance.

Funeral Support Payment

Guidance for processing applications when a funeral plan exists.

Find more information about different rules when a change prompt an unscheduled review.

Case managers should consider an individual's ability to walk outdoor surfaces.

Child Disability Payment

The information a case manager can ask for will depend on what answer the applicant gave about how they gained parental rights and responsibilities.

Explanation of scheduled reviews and what this may mean for an individual's entitlement to Child Disability Payment.

Supporting information is information provided by a person or organisation other than the individual or the person acting on their behalf.

Explanation of what the word "walking" means

Child Disability Payment

An individual cannot be reasonably expected to notify a change in their circumstances within one month if there are special circumstances which justify the individual being unable to promptly report the change.