The Independent Review of Adult Disability Payment interim report provided by Edel Harris OBE. The interim report highlights emerging findings and initial priorities capable of early action to ensure Adult Disability Payment meets the needs of disabled people.
What is Adult Disability Payment?
Adult Disability Payment launched nationally on 29 August 2022 to new applicants and is one of fifteen payments that Social Security Scotland delivers.
Adult Disability Payment has replaced Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for disabled people of working age in Scotland, which is administered by the UK Government’s Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
Adult Disability Payment is a form of social security benefit provided by Social Security Scotland to support disabled adults. It is designed to help cover the extra costs that disabled people may incur due to their condition.
As of 31 July 2024, 315,495 people are receiving Adult Disability Payment[2], just under 6% of Scotland’s population[3]. Most of the people receiving the payment have had their payments transferred across from Personal Independence Payment or Disability Living Allowance (199,460 people or 63%) and the remainder are new applicants (115,035 people or 37%).
At the same time, 251,815 people had submitted the first part of the application for Adult Disability Payment and 213,265 people had submitted the second part of the application. Social Security Scotland has processed 216,960 applications with 50% being approved, 45% being denied and 5% withdrawn.
The total value of all Adult Disability Payments made to 31 July 2024 is £1.6 billion. The monthly value of payments issued has been increasing since the benefit launched, rising from £12,390 in April 2022 to a peak of £182.4 million in July 2024.
