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News - 31 January 2022

New Independent Advocacy Service opens

Support available for disabled people to access Scottish social security. Disabled people are now able to access a new advocacy service to get help applying for Scottish social security benefits. The support is available to disabled people applying for any of Social Security Scotland’s current and future benefits including Child Disability Payment and Adult Disability Payment.

News - 26 January 2023

Access to free independent advocacy for disabled clients

Independent Advocacy Service celebrates one year anniversary

News - 7 September 2020

New advocacy service launches

A new Scottish Government advocacy service launched today to support disabled people to access Social Security Scotland benefits.

Resources - 2 September 2020

Stakeholder resources

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.

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