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Guidance - 24 March 2025

Decision making guide

The Decision Making Guide provides an interpretation on how to use the powers and rules. The interpretation of the legislation supports Social Security Scotland case managers during the Decision Making process for disability benefits.

News - 26 April 2024

Delivering dignity, fairness and respect

Lee Doulgela, Case Manager with Social Security Scotland describes how the assessment process for Child Disability Payment and Adult Disability Payment applications works including the importance of supporting information.

Guidance - 11 September 2025

Introduction

Child Disability Payment is the child's benefit but an adult must act on the child's behalf until the child reaches age 16.

Resources - 24 February 2025

Case transfer guide: Attendance Allowance to Pension Age Disability Payment

Guidance for community and voluntary sector organisations and local authorities supporting adults on Attendance Allowance in Scotland transferring to Pension Age Disability Payment

Client Survey: Disability Payments (January 2023 - March 2023)

This report presents the results from the Social Security Scotland Disability Payments Client Survey. Fieldwork ran from 26 April to 26 May 2023.

Client Survey: Disability Payments (January 2024 - March 2024)

This report presents the results from the Social Security Scotland Disability Payments Client Survey. Fieldwork ran from 7 May to 3 June 2024.

Client Survey: Experiences of the Case Transfer process April – September 2024

This report covers the experiences of clients who have had their case transferred to Adult Disability Payment or Carer Support Payment. The results are from responses to the Social Security Scotland Client Satisfaction Survey that were received from 1 April to 30 September 2024.

Client Survey: Disability Payments (April 2023 - August 2023)

This report presents the results from the Social Security Scotland Disability Payments Client Survey. Fieldwork ran from 10 October to 6 November 2023

Resources - 3 April 2025

Lithuanian Translated Resources

Events - 13 March 2023

Disability Benefits – Special Rules For Terminal Illness – Update event

In November 2021 Child Disability Payment launched nationally in Scotland. Child Disability Payment replaces Disability Living Allowance for children. This was followed in August 2022 by the launch of Adult Disability Payment, the Scottish Government replacement for Personal Independence Payment. The Scottish definition of terminal illness is now different from the definition used by the UK Government. There is a new process in place for individuals to apply under the special rules for terminal illness. Social Security Scotland fast-track applications to provide terminally ill people with the support they are entitled to as quickly as possible.

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