Every disabled person and carer in the country who received Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment, Attendance Allowance or Carer’s Allowance will now receive their benefits from Social Security Scotland.
More than 700,000 benefit awards were transferred successfully from the UK’s Department of Work and Pensions to Social Security Scotland.
People do not need to reapply for their benefits or experience any break in the payments they rely on for vital support.
Click on this link to find information about Benefits available in Scotland – some of which are only available here, Social Security Scotland Benefits.
Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice in the Scottish Government, said:
“Moving more than 700,000 benefits safely and securely from the DWP to Social Security Scotland was a huge undertaking that was essential to ensure carers and disabled people who need financial support are treated with the dignity, fairness and respect they deserve. “
“We have also met our commitment to complete case transfer on time and on budget by the end of 2025.
“When developing our case transfer process, people told us about the stress and anxiety caused by DWP transitions where they had to apply for benefits again with no guarantee they would continue to be eligible. We’ve taken a different approach, transferring people’s benefit awards without requiring an application and ensuring no break in entitlement to protect people’s critical payments.
“We set out to deliver a fairer social security system starting from a position of trust, and the majority of clients have told us they were treated with kindness by staff during the process.”
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