Welfare Benefits
Benefits if you are sick, or disabled
Adult Disability Payment
The Adult Disability Payment is a benefit for disabled working-age adults who live in Scotland. It’s to help with the extra costs of being disabled or having a long-term health condition.
It’s paid by Social Security Scotland.
Adult Disability Payment is made up of 2 parts :
- Daily Living
- Mobility
You may qualify for one or both parts.
The amount you get depends on how your condition affects your ability to do everyday activities and get around.
It does not matter if you’re working or not. Your income and savings are not taken into account.
Daily living part
You may qualify for the daily living part if you need help with:
- preparing food
- taking nutrition (eating and drinking)
- managing therapy or monitoring a health condition
- washing and bathing
- managing toilet needs or incontinence
- dressing and undressing
- communicating verbally
- reading and understanding signs, symbols and words
- engaging socially with other people face to face
- making budgeting decisions
How much will you receive?
If you’re awarded the daily living part you’ll get either:
- £73.90 a week for a standard award
- £110.40 a week for an enhanced award
If you’re terminally ill you’ll automatically get the enhanced daily living award.
Mobility part
You may qualify for the mobility part if you need help with planning and following a journey or moving around.
If you’re awarded the mobility part you’ll get either:
- £29.20 a week for a standard award
- £77.05 a week for an enhanced award
Who can get Adult Disability Payment?
You can apply for Adult Disability Payment if you have either a:
- disability or long-term physical or mental health condition
- terminal illness
You can still apply if you’re waiting for a diagnosis.
You need to be between 16 and State Pension age.
How to apply?
You’ll apply for Adult Disability Payment in 2 parts. This is unless you’re applying for someone who is terminally ill, in which case there is only one part to make the process faster. Both parts of the application should be completed within 8 weeks of each other.
To apply online you’ll need to enter your postcode to confirm that applications are open in your area.
If applications are open in your area, you can then get to the online application through myaccount. This lets you save the application as you go so you can come back to it when it suits you.
If you do not already have an account, you’ll need to register with a username and password and give some personal details.
You can only have one online application open at a time.
Please log on to the MyGov Website to make your claim.
Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with our Financial Inclusion Team, via email.
Or by phone on : 0345 177 2244, who can provide guidance and support you through the claim process.
