Disabled people applying for benefits can now access new advocacy service offering extra support

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Disabled people are now able to access a new advocacy service to get help applying for Scottish social security benefits. The support is available to disabled people applying for any of Social Security Scotland’s current and future benefits including Child Disability Payment and Adult Disability Paymen t, which will start replacing Personal Independence Payment for new claimants from March and existing claimants in August this year.

The service, which is available from Monday, January 31, also covers advocacy support for disabled people to access payments for families with children, people who need help to pay for a funeral, carers and young people entering the workplace.

This service will be delivered by the charity VoiceAbility and is entirely independent of the Scottish Government and Social Security Scotland.

The Scottish Government has committed up to £20.4 million over the next four years to the provision of the new Independent Advocacy Service.