Disability Living Allowance in Scotland

Most UK guides and parent forums say "apply for 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 ". If you live in Scotland, that advice is out of date. New claims for a child in Scotland go to 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 , run by Social Security Scotland, with its own application route. Children who already had DLA in Scotland were moved across, and you cannot get both benefits at the same time.

The difference carries on at 16. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland young people move towards Personal Independence Payment. In Scotland the next step is Adult Disability Payment Adult Disability Payment A Scottish benefit for disabled people aged 16 and over. In Scotland, young people move to this instead of PIP. Read the full definition of Adult Disability Payment . If you disagree with a decision, Scotland uses a process called redetermination rather than 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 .