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When an individual in receipt of PADP moves to another part of the UK
Individuals who move permanently away from Scotland to another part of the UK continue to be paid PADP for 13 weeks after the move. This period is called the run-on period (PADP Regs, Reg. 45(1)).
The individual must have been ordinarily resident in Scotland immediately before the move and, as a result of the move, be ordinarily resident in another part of the UK and no longer ordinarily resident in Scotland. The individual should be treated as though they are ordinarily resident in Scotland for 13 weeks following the move. The 13-week period commences on the date they cease to be resident in Scotland.
If an individual moves away from Scotland to another part of the UK while in legal detention, and the move is as a result of their legal detention, they would not receive the 13-week run on payment. This is because their ordinary residence has not changed due to the move not being a voluntary change of residence. In these cases, individuals remain subject to £0 rating.
When an individual moves from Scotland to somewhere else in the UK, the case manager should take into account whether that person is moving to alternative accommodation. If the person is moving to alternative accommodation in another part of the UK, case managers should consider whether the PADP award should be £0. This depends on the type of alternative accommodation and whether regulation 45 (Individuals in respect of whom Pension Age Disability Payment is paid at the time of moving to another part of the United Kingdom) applies to the individual. Case managers should therefore consider the chapters on alternative accommodation in these cases.
Example: Person moving to alternative accommodation in another part of the UK
Harriet is 76 years old and receives PADP. She lives in Edinburgh and is entitled to the higher rate of assistance. On 2nd June 2025 she moves into a care home in Berwick-Upon-Tweed. At this point her 13-week period of being considered resident in Scotland begins.
She continues to receive PADP at her existing rate for the first 28 days. From 30th June 2025 the value of her PADP payments is reduced to £0 while she remains in the care home. If she remains in the care home, the value of her payments will remain at £0 until her entitlement to PADP ends after the 13-week period on 1st September 2025.
If she leaves the care home on 28th July 2025, but continues to be resident in England, her payments for PADP increase back to the higher rate of assistance. She will receive this higher rate until 1st September 2025, when her 13-week period of being considered still resident in Scotland ends, and she will no longer be eligible for PADP.