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Part of Adult Disability Payment decision making guide

Published: 7 Aug 2025
Topic: Adult Disability Payment

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Principles of Decision Making for Adult Disability Payment
Daily Living Component Introduction
ADP daily living component activity 1 - preparing food
ADP daily living component activity 2 – taking nutrition
ADP daily living component activity 3 – managing therapy or monitoring a health condition
ADP daily living component activity 4 – washing and bathing
ADP daily living component activity 5 – managing toilet needs or incontinence
ADP daily living component activity 6 – dressing and undressing
ADP daily living component activity 7 - communicating verbally
ADP daily living component activity 8 – reading and understanding signs, symbols and words
ADP daily living component activity 9 - engaging socially with other people face to face
ADP daily living component activity 10 – making budgeting decisions
Mobility Component Introduction
ADP mobility component activity 1 – planning and following journeys
ADP Mobility component activity 2 – moving around
Descriptor language
How to choose a descriptor
Applying for Adult Disability Payment
Eligibility according to age
The Adult Disability Payment application form and how to interpret it
Backwards and forwards tests
Our approach to award reviews
Unscheduled reviews for Adult Disability Payment
Legal detention
Moving from Scotland to another part of the United Kingdom and vice versa
Case discussions
An individual's right to stop receiving assistance
Re-determinations
Short-term Assistance
Change of circumstances: change in mobility or care needs
Determinations and Awards - Overview chapter
Special Rules for Terminal Illness (SRTI)
Appeals to the First-tier Tribunal
Payment of Adult Disability Payment
Death of an individual
Residence and presence
Effect of time spent in care homes, hospitals or similar institutions
When a previous determination is based on an error or made in ignorance of a material fact
Case transfer
Case transfer (WADLA to ADP)
Gathering supporting information
Understanding and interpreting supporting information
Suspension of assistance
Appealing decisions to the Upper Tribunal
Consultations
Justifications
Reliability criteria for Adult Disability Payment

Adult Disability Payment decision making guide

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