People in Scotland are being encouraged to check if they are eligible for devolved disability payments worth up to £691 each month as part of a new campaign to increase awareness and drive benefit take-up. The Scottish Government has announced that new TV adverts starting on Monday, April 10, will promote Child and Adult Disability Payment.
The nationwide campaign aims to raise awareness about financial support available to help with the extra costs that disabled children and adults may face. Announcing the move, Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville, said: “We are not aware of the UK Government running a campaign on the equivalent UK benefits for over 30-years” - a reference to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Disability Living Allowance for Children (DLA for Children) which are administered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
It’s worth noting that new applications for Adult Disability Payment are taking on average 79 working days to process, measured from date of claim to decision letter. However, successful claims are backdated to the date of the claim and outstanding payments made in arrears.
