Pension Age Disability Payment pilot to begin 21 October 2024
- Area of Work: Policy and Research
- Type: News Item
- Published: 14th October 2024
The pilot for PADP, which is replacing Attendance Allowance, will open for new applicants in five council areas.
The pilot for the new Pension Age Disability Payment (PADP) is due to begin on 21 October 2024. PADP is a payment intended to support older disabled people with the additional costs of disability. Initially, PADP is being piloted in five council areas: Aberdeen City; Argyll and Bute; Highland; Orkney; and Shetland.
PADP will replace Attendance Allowance in Scotland, which is currently paid to over 150,000 people. It will initially only be available to new applicants in the pilot areas, after which it will be rolled out to new applicants across the country in Spring 2025. If you are already receiving Attendance Allowance you do not need to apply for PADP, and will be automatically transferred to PADP at a later stage of the process.
The pilot will also affect healthcare professionals who may be required to provide supporting evidence for applicants with terminal illnesses. People applying for PADP with a terminal illness will be fast tracked under the Benefits Assessments Special Rules in Scotland (BASRiS), which are based on clinical judgement not life expectancy. BASRiS forms should be submitted to Social Security Scotland, and are available from their website here.
You can read more about PADP, the pilot, and the timeline for rolling the payment out to other areas on the Scottish Government website. Disabled children and working-age adults are instead eligible for the Child or Adult Disability Payments, which have already been introduced. You can find more information about the devolved social security payments available in Scotland on the mygov.scot website.
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