This advice applies to Scotland. 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. You will not have to re-apply, and the rate and amount of payment you get will be the same in most cases.
Find out more about changes to PIP on mygov. Your benefit will move to Adult Disability Payment from August onwards if you were born on or after 8 April and:. You'll keep getting your regular DLA payments until your benefit moves.
There will be no gaps in payment. Find out more about changes to DLA for adults in Scotland on mygov. There's a quicker process for applying for Adult Disability Payment if you're terminally ill.
Some of the rules are also different. Read more about applying for Adult Disability Payment if you're terminally ill. To get Adult Disability Payment, you must have a long-term physical or mental health condition or disability, or be terminally ill.
Adult Disability Payment is made up of 2 parts called components - a daily living component and a mobility component. Each component is paid at a different rate. You can get 1 or both components, depending on your daily living and mobility needs. You only need to make 1 application. It does not matter if you're working or not. Your income and savings are not taken into account.
