Overview
- Personal Independence Payment and Scotland’s Adult Disability Payment now pay £30.30 to £194.60 a week, or £121.20 to £778.40 every four weeks, depending on award level.
- PIP and ADP each have daily living and mobility parts, with awards based on how a condition limits specific tasks using descriptors that score points toward standard (8–11) or enhanced (12+) rates.
- Social Security Scotland has replaced new PIP claims with ADP and uses the same rates, with most assessments handled by staff without routine face-to-face exams unless the claimant asks for one.
- New ADP claims take about 57 working days on average, and decisions come faster when applicants send medical reports, care plans or other evidence, with late-April submissions often decided before July.
- For people over State Pension age, Attendance Allowance and Scotland’s Pension Age Disability Payment pay £76.70 or £114.60 a week, are tax-free and not means-tested, and can boost income alongside Pension Credit with help available from groups like Independent Age and Citizens Advice.