Alternative accommodation

This chapter is relevant to individuals who are entitled to Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance (Scottish Adult DLA). It explains how living in a care home ( Scottish Adult DLA regs, reg. 22) or hospital (Scottish Adult DLA regs, reg. 23), or being in legal detention (Scottish Adult DLA regs, reg. 25) affects the individual’s entitlement to Scottish Adult DLA.

An individual entering or leaving alternative accommodation, or a change in how their stay in alternative accommodation is funded, is a change of circumstances.

When an individual tells Social Security Scotland about a change of circumstances that would possibly affect their entitlement to Scottish Adult DLA, a case manager must both:

• carry out an unscheduled review of the case
• make a determination without application (Scottish Adult DLA regs, reg 43(a))

The Unscheduled Reviews and Determinations without Application chapter has more information on:

• changes of circumstance
• unscheduled reviews
• determinations without application.