Attendance Allowance to be replaced by new disability payment with no face-to-face assessments
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dailyrecord.co.uknew benefit that will be delivered by Social Security Scotland and eventually replace Attendance Allowance for Scottish claimants.
The new benefit will support older people, of State Pension age, who have a disability that means they need assistance with looking after themselves, or supervision to keep them safe.
The Scottish Government plans to launch a number of new payments in the future to replace existing UK Government benefits such as Attendance Allowance and Carer’s Allowance.
The Pension Age Disability Payment is part of a trio of new Disability Assistance benefits that will be delivered by the Scottish Government over the coming years, however, in Scotland’s Economic and Fiscal Forecasts – August 2021, published today, it gives no.
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