ALLIANCE responds to Adult Disability Payment Review consultation
- Area of Work: Policy and Research
- Type: News Item
- Published: 29th August 2024
The ALLIANCE continue to support a human rights based approach to social security, and an end to the 50% rule.
The ALLIANCE have submitted a response to the Independent Review of the Adult Disability Payment (ADP) consultation, reiterating calls and evidence we have made throughout the development of the devolved social security system. The Independent Review was established to look at aspects of the Adult Disability Payment including application processes, the rules relating to daily living and mobility, and decision making.
In our response, the ALLIANCE:
- Welcomes efforts by the Scottish Government and Social Security Scotland to reduce the stigma of claiming social security payments, and recommends this continue to be a high priority.
- Calls for the 50% rule, which significantly impacts people living with fluctuating conditions, to be scrapped.
- Recommends that an alternative to a points based system be investigated, or that support is scaled across a range of points rather than a qualifying “cliff edge”.
- Encourages the Scottish Government to ensure consistency across disability payments for children and pension age people.
This response follows previous work by the ALLIANCE and our partners including:
- The ALLIANCE manifesto for the 2021 Scottish Parliament election
- Our response to the ADP Regulations
- Our response to the pre-review consultation on ADP mobility criteria
- The Scottish Campaign on Rights to Social Security ‘Beyond a Safe and Secure Transition’ report
You can read the full response via the resource links below.
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