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Social Security Scotland needs one piece of supporting information from a professional to make a decision on your application for disability benefits.
Supporting information can come from many types of professional including support workers, nurses and occupational therapists. It should broadly confirm the conditions, disabilities or needs you told us about in the application form.
Providing supporting information when you apply can help us make a quicker decision. Examples include:
care plans or care assessments
social work reports or social work assessments
medical reports, letters, records or summaries such as occupational therapy reports, physiotherapy reports, discharge letters from hospitals
a formal medication or prescription list showing us the medication that you take
You can also send supporting information from your wider support network including family, friends and unpaid carers. This extra information can help Social Security Scotland fully understand your needs and make a faster decision.
Find out more here: bit.ly/SupportingInformationDisabilityBenefits