More than 305,000 benefit claimants in Scotland will start to see their Personal Independence Payment (PIP) replaced by the new Adult Disability Payment by the end of August, following the launch of a phased rollout across all 32 local council areas, which began in March.
This will be a new payment for working adults under State Pension age who do not already claim disability benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
The Scottish Government recently confirmed that those people already receiving disability benefits through DWP will have their awards transferred to Social Security Scotland from August 29 - without any interruptions to their award and will not have to apply for Adult Disability Payment.