Case transfer

The purpose of this chapter is to set out our approach to Pension Age Disability Payment (PADP) cases transferred from Attendance Allowance. This includes how you should treat these cases differently from new applications.

Attendance Allowance is a disability benefit administered by the DWP. Attendance Allowance is being replaced with PADP for people of State Pension age in Scotland. PADP is administered by Social Security Scotland. Attendance Allowance is mostly equivalent to PADP in terms of eligibility rules and the amount a person can receive.

The PADP regulations referred to throughout the guidance are the Disability Assistance for Older People (Scotland) Regulations 2024.