Personal Independence Payment (PIP) will start to be replaced by the new Adult Disability Payment (ADP) from next month, opening for applications in three pilot areas in just two weeks time.
Legislation for the new benefit has now been formally approved by the Scottish Parliament which means that people of working age with a disability, long-term illness or physical or mental health condition, living in Dundee City, Perth and Kinross and the Western Isles council areas should apply for disability assistance to Social Security Scotland - and not the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) - from March 21, 2022 onwards.
A phased launch of the new support payment has been scheduled for all 32 council areas across Scotland with nationwide rollout due to begin on August 29, 2022.
