Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
FOI Reference: FOI/202400440125
Date received: 11 November 2024
Date responded: 9 December 2024
Information Requested
Request for information 1: For all new applications to Adult Disability Payment so far, how many applications were decided upon
1. With the need for a Client Consultation (CC)
2. Without the need for a CC
Request for information 2: Of the applications in 1(a), how many were conducted
1. Online
2. In-person
3. Both in-person and online
4. Some other method(s)
Request for information 3: Of the applications in 2, how many were
1. Requested by the application
2. Requested by Social Security Scotland
Request for information 4: For all renewal/transfer decisions for Adult Disability Payment so far, how many were decided upon
1. With the need for a Client Consultation (CC)
2. Without the need for a CC
Request for information 5: Of the applications in 1(a), how many were conducted
1. Online
2. In-person
3. Both in-person and online
4. Some other method(s)
Request for information 6: Of the assessment methods in 2, how many were
1. Requested by the application
2. Requested by Social Security Scotland
Response
Please note that the figures in response to request for information 1,2 and 3 are figures from launch until 31 July 2024. There were a total of 216,960 new applications in this period where a decision was reached. We have used the difference between that figure and the decisions that were decided upon with consultation to produce the response to request for information 1 part 2.
Request for information 1:
1. 3,565 were decided upon with a client consultation
2. 213,395 were decided upon without a client consultation
Request for information 2:
You asked for a breakdown of the 3,565 applications above which were decided upon following a client consultation.
1. Online - 131
2. In-person - 64
3. Both in-person and online- N/A
4. Some other method(s)- Telephone- 3,370
Please find breakdown as requested in attached document.
Request for information 3:
We have interpreted part 1 of this request to be for consultations requested by the client. Of the applications in request for information 2, how many were
1. Requested by the applicant - 16
2. Requested by Social Security Scotland – 3,549
Request for information 4,5 and 6:
While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance Social Security Scotland does not have the information you have requested. When clients are transferred from Department for Work and Pensions to Social Security Scotland a decision is not required as a matter of course. Decisions are required on planned review dates or unscheduled review dates should a client notify us of a change of circumstances
This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that Social Security Scotland does not have the information you have requested.
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FOI 202400440125