Disability Benefits

For people in Scotland age 16 until retirement pension age, making a new disability benefit claim in Ayrshire from 25 July 2022. It replaces the UK Government Personal Independence Payment.

For people of state pension age with physical and/or mental health difficulties

Scotland’s Child Disability Payment opens for new applications across Scotland from 22 November 2021 it replaces the UK Government’s Disability Living Allowance for children.

An automatic annual payment where a child/young person has a ‘qualifying’ disability benefit.

For people 16 and over who had not been moved to Personal Independence Payment, Adult Disability Payment is now being introduced in Scotland

As of 22 November 2021 new disability benefit claims in Scotland are made for Child Disability Payment . Existing awards will transfer to Child Disability Payment in Scotland.

If you became ill or are disabled because of an accident or disease at work, or on approved employment training/course.

For people aged 16 until pension age who have physical and/or mental health difficulties. From 25 July 2022 new claimants in Ayrshire now apply for Adult Disability Payment