By the end of October last year, more than three million people across the UK were claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP), according to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
In Scotland, of the three million, around 330,000 claimants lived here whilst 226,000 were in Wales followed by 2.6 million in England.
As reported by the Daily Record, PIP is gradually being replaced in Scotland by the devolved benefit, Adult Disability Payment (ADP), which rolled out nationwide to new claimants at the end of August after a phased rollout which began in March. Even though PIP is being replaced in Scotland by, the new benefit will follow the same eligibility criteria, but take a more ‘people-centric’ approach, according to Social Security Scotland.
