Adult Disability Payment is a new health benefit which is gradually replacing Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for people living in Scotland. The devolved benefit will provide financial support to people aged between 16 and State Pension age, who are disabled, have a long-term health condition or have a terminal illness.
People already receiving PIP and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) do not need to apply for Adult Disability Payment. Some 322,387 existing awards will be transferred automatically from the DWP to the devolved welfare system in stages in a managed migration process which is expected to be completed by 2025, according to the newly released Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018: progress report 2021 to 2022.
Social Security Scotland will deliver the new benefit and has updated its online guidance at mygov.scot to explain that anyone who transfers from PIP to Adult Disability Payment will receive the same award payment as they do for PIP.
