Adult Disability Payment (ADP) will replace Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for more than 305,000 people living in Scotland this year, after opening to new applicants in three council areas on March 21.
The launch of the new devolved benefit means that people of working age with a disability, long-term illness, physical or mental health condition, living in Dundee City, Perth and Kinross or the Western Isles council areas can now apply for support through Social Security Scotland and not the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
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 for 305,279 existing PIP claimants.
