Overview
- By January 1, Pension Age Disability Payment will have replaced Attendance Allowance for nearly all 155,210 Scottish claimants, with 28 complex cases to transfer in the coming weeks.
- Social Security Scotland is transferring existing awards automatically, and claimants were sent letters advising of the change with instructions to get in touch if no notice arrived.
- New applications currently see average decisions in eight working days, or two for terminal illness, with complex cases potentially taking longer and holiday service hours affecting access.
- PADP mirrors Attendance Allowance rates at £73.90 or £110.40 a week, paid every four weeks at £295.60 or £441.60, and the benefit remains non‑means‑tested.
- People cannot receive Attendance Allowance and PADP at the same time, and a successful award can increase entitlement to Pension Credit, Housing Benefit Reduction, or Council Tax Reduction.