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Social Security Scotland - Helping young people move to Adult Disability Payment
Created: 02/12/2024
News/Events Category: Employability
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Social Security Scotland offer support for young people who get Child Disability Payment to help them apply for Adult Disability Payment as they get older.
Social Security Scotland do not transfer people from the child to adult benefit automatically as the benefits have different eligibility criteria. This reflects how the needs of disabled adults and children can often be quite different.
A new application looks at a young person’s needs as they move into adulthood, ensuring they get the money that they are entitled to.
Social Security Scotland contact everyone getting Child Disability Payment to let them know how to apply for Adult Disability Payment. Letters are sent before the young person’s 16th and 18th birthdays to allow them enough time to apply and to avoid any gaps between the two payments.
Support to apply is available via telephone, online and in-person from specialist client support advisers based in communities throughout Scotland.
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