The Pension Age Disability Payment is a new benefit set to be delivered by Social Security Scotland that will eventually replace Attendance Allowance for Scottish claimants.
People receiving the financial support in England and Wales will not be affected and will continue to receive regular payments from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
The new Pension Age Disability Payment will support older people who have a disability which results in the need for additional assistance, or supervision to keep them safe. It is part of a trio of new disability payments that will be delivered by the Scottish Government - the other benefits are the Adult Disability Payment which will replace PIP this year and the Child Disability Payment, which replaced Disability Living Allowance for Children (DLA for Child). in November, 2021.
