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People on DLA will start moving from DWP to new benefits payment system this summer

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Disability Living Allowance for adults (DLA) is a benefit delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for disabled people that is gradually being replaced by Personal Independence Payment (PIP).

The most recent figures from the DWP show that at the end of August 2021, there were more than 1.3 million people claiming DLA across the UK, including 141,328 in Scotland.However, some DLA claimants living in Scotland may not be aware that their disability benefit will be moving to Social Security Scotland this year, in a migratory move that is expected to take around three years to complete.

Guidance on the mygov.scot website states: “The process of moving people on DLA who were born on or after 8 April 1948 starts in summer 2022.

It will take around 3 years to move everyone. “If you were born before 8 April 1948 then your benefit will move later.”It goes on to confirm that DLA claimants will still keep receiving their regular payments from the DWP until their benefit moves over to the Scottish welfare system.You will automatically move to Social Security Scotland if:Moving automatically means:When it's time for your benefit to move, DWP will contact you, they will also keep paying you until Social Security Scotland starts to pay you.Once your benefit starts to move, Social Security Scotland will send you a letter - this will tell you what will happen next.Social Security Scotland states that this letter will go to the address that DWP has on file for you, so make sure they have an up-to-date address for you.The guidance advises: “If you have a review before summer 2022, DWP will manage this.

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