Social Security Scotland has issued a new update for people applying for devolved disability benefits including Adult or Child Disability Payment. Adult Disability Payment has now replaced new claims for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) made by people living in Scotland and Disability Living Allowance for Children was replaced by Child Disability Payment in November 2021.
Components for daily living and mobility of both benefits are paid at the same weekly rate as their counterpart which is administered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Following the annual uprating on April 10, both benefits are worth up to £172.75 each week and designed to cover costs incurred by having a disability, long-term illness or mental or physical health condition.
The current processing time for new applications for Adult Disability Payment is 79 working days (around 16 weeks), but in a post on Twitter, Social Security Scotland said: “Providing supporting information with your application will help us make decisions faster”.
