When an individual in receipt of Scottish Adult DLA moves to another part of the UK

Individuals who move permanently away from Scotland to another part of the UK continue to be paid Scottish Adult DLA for 13 weeks after the move. This period is called the run-on period (Scottish Adult DLA regs, Reg 48(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 once they have been in legal detention for 28 days.

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 Scottish Adult DLA award should be £0 rating once they have been in alternative accommodation for 28 days. This depends on the type of alternative accommodation and whether regulation 55 (Individuals in respect of whom Scottish Adult 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 chapter on alternative accommodation in these cases.