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News - 23 July 2025

Advice for people applying for disability benefits

People who are disabled, terminally ill or living with a long-term health condition face many extra costs. Child Disability Payment, Adult Disability Payment and Pension Age Disability Payment are there to help. We are sharing advice for anyone intending to apply.

Client Survey: Disability Payments (April 2024 - September 2024)

This report presents the results from the Social Security Scotland Client Satisfaction Survey for Adult and Child Disability Payment. All Adult Disability Payment or Child Disability Payment applicants were invited to take part. This survey includes responses to the survey from 1 April to 30 September 2024.

Client Survey: Disability Payments (September 2022 - December 2022)

Social Security Scotland's Client Survey offers our clients the chance to tell us about their views and experiences of the service they received. The latest summary publication includes responses from clients who had received a decision on an application for Adult or Child Disability Payment between September and December 2022, or completed a Case Transfer to Adult or Child Disability Payment during the same period. The results, including insight into clients' experiences of providing Supporting Information and consultations, are being used to measure how Social Security Scotland is performing and where it can improve.

News - 18 October 2023

Third sector organisations receive fees for providing supporting information

Third sector organisations can receive a payment for providing supporting information for people applying for Child Disability Payment or Adult Disability Payment. When we ask organisations to complete a supporting information request form for a client, a fee of £33.50 is payable following the completion and return of the form.

Social Security Scotland - Annual Report and Account 2021-2022

Our Annual Report and Accounts details our activities from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022. This reporting period saw rapid growth as we introduced several new benefits, including Child Disability Payment and Adult Disability Payment.

Social Security Scotland Feedback statistics to 30 September 2023

This report covers feedback (complaints, compliments, and suggestions) received by Social Security Scotland since it was introduced on 4 September 2018, until 30 September 2023. The benefits included within the time period covered by the report are: Carer’s Allowance Supplement, Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods, Funeral Support Payment, Young Carer Grant, Job Start Payment, Child Winter Heating Payment, Scottish Child Payment, Child Disability Payment, Adult Disability Payment and Winter Heating Payment.

News - 21 September 2023

Providing social security support for people with Alzheimer’s

People diagnosed with Alzheimer’s may be entitled to extra financial support via Adult Disability Payment. This could be used to cover basic costs such as travel, energy or food.

Social Security Scotland Feedback statistics to 30 September 2022

This report covers feedback (complaints, compliments, and suggestions) received by Social Security Scotland since it was introduced on 4 September 2018, until 30 September 2022. The benefits included within the time period covered by the report are: Carer’s Allowance Supplement, Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods, Funeral Support Payment, Young Carer Grant, Job Start Payment, Child Winter Heating Assistance, Scottish Child Payment, Child Disability Payment and Adult Disability Payment.

News - 2 February 2024

Financial support for people diagnosed with cancer

Sunday 4 February is World Cancer Day. Every year 34,500 people in Scotland will be diagnosed with cancer and many will be entitled to Adult Disability Payment or Child Disability Payment.

News - 4 March 2024

New text and email updates for applicants

Social Security Scotland is introducing new text and email updates to let people know how their applications for Adult Disability Payment and Child Disability Payment are progressing.

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