Adult Disability Payment

In Scotland, the benefit path at 16 is different from the rest of the UK. Elsewhere, a young person on DLA DLA A benefit that helps with the extra costs of looking after a disabled child under 16. In Scotland it is called Child Disability Payment instead. Read the full definition of DLA is invited to claim Personal Independence Payment. In Scotland, a young person on Child Disability Payment Child Disability Payment Money to help with the extra costs of a disabled child in Scotland. It has taken the place of DLA for children there. Read the full definition of Child Disability Payment moves towards Adult Disability Payment, run by Social Security Scotland.

Most UK-wide guides describe the PIP Personal Independence Payment (PIP) A benefit for people aged 16 and over who need extra help with daily life or getting around. When your child turns 16, their DLA ends and they are invited to claim PIP instead. Read the full definition of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) route, so a Scottish family following them would be sent to the wrong system. Scotland's process differs in other ways too: if you disagree with a decision, you ask for a redetermination, rather than the mandatory reconsideration Mandatory reconsideration Asking the benefits office to look again at a decision, such as a DLA refusal. You must do it before you can appeal, and you only have one month. Read the full definition of Mandatory reconsideration used elsewhere.

Child Disability Payment can continue past 16 in some cases, so 16 is when the move becomes possible rather than a hard cut-off Cut-off A line drawn through a range of scores. On one side a service may offer an assessment or support, on the other side it may not. Read the full definition of Cut-off . Check the current rules on mygov.scot, or ask an adviser, before anything lapses.