The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that at the end of January 2023, the number of people claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) had risen to more than 3.25 million, including 319,336 living in Scotland. However, that figure does not include the 23,660 Scots now in receipt of Adult Disability Payment (ADP).
ADP replaced new claims for PIP in Scotland last August and all existing cases are set to transfer from DWP to the devolved Social Security Scotland IT system by the end of 2025. Of the 23,600 people now on ADP, 11,650 people were new applicants and 12,010 were existing PIP transfers.
Processing times for ADP is now at an average of 79 working days, some 16 weeks, but during a debate in Parliament last week, DWP Minister Tom Pursglove MP, announced that the PIP processing time has come down from 16 weeks to 14 weeks, on average. PIP processing times have been as high as 26 weeks (August 2021).
