New disability payment replacing PIP may include ‘informal observations’ during the consultation

dailyrecord.co.uk:

People in Scotland can no longer make a new claim for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) as it has been replaced by Adult Disability Payment, a similar but devolved benefit only available to people living north of the border.

The new benefit is for adults over 16 and under State Pension age living with a disability, long-term illness or a physical or mental health condition.Social Security Scotland will deliver the benefit with mostly the same eligibility criteria and payment rates currently being administered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for PIP.

This means new and existing claimants who receive ADP will be paid between £24.45 and £156.90 per week to help with the additional costs of daily living and mobility needs , as the benefit is paid every four weeks, this amounts to between £97.80 and £627.60 every payment period.Some 322,387 people already receiving PIP and 39,000 getting Disability Living Allowance (DLA) from DWP do not need to apply for Adult Disability Payment - these existing awards will transfer automatically from the DWP to Social Security Scotland.Case transfers to the devolved welfare system began in mid-June, the Scottish Government said the process is expected to be completed by the end of 2025.Letters will be sent out advising claimants when their award will be transferred, but it’s important to note that there will be no gaps in payments, awards will remain the same and it will be paid on the same day as PIP or DLA.

It is the twelfth and most complex benefit to be delivered by the Scottish Government and promises no “DWP-style assessments or degrading functional examinations” as part of the application process.