Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance case transfers management information to 31 May 2025

From 21 March 2025, all adults in Scotland still getting Disability Living Allowance from the Department for Work and Pensions are being transferred to Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance. There will be no new applications to Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance.

Initial management information indicates that from Friday 21 March to 31 May 2025, nearly 12,050 Disability Living Allowance cases have been transferred to Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance for processing. Social Security Scotland has completed the case transfer process for 1,510 clients who were in receipt of Disability living Allowance. Around £373,780 has been paid to clients in receipt of Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance.

This figure is based on management information sourced from Social Security Scotland’s case management system. A data cut was extracted on 3 June 2025 for internal reporting purposes. This data is subject to change and later data cuts from the case management system may include retrospective changes to application numbers and payments for this time period.

As this figure is based on management information, it has not yet been quality assured to the same standard as Official Statistics. Official Statistics on Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance, covering case transfers up to 30 June 2025, will be released in August 2025.