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Disability benefit rollout complete
Strathearn Herald
|September 04, 2025
Almost 350,000 disabled people who were getting Personal Independence Payment have had their benefit awards successfully transferred to Social Security Scotland—meaning everyone in Perth and Kinross who was receiving the benefit is now getting Adult Disability Payment.
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This month marks the third anniversary of Adult Disability Payment being available across Scotland and the complete transfer represents the delivery of an entirely new approach to disability assistance based on dignity, fairness and respect.
For example, while the UK benefits agency outsources assessments to private firms, Social Security Scotland uses information from professionals who know the disabled person when making decisions, such as their GP or a support worker.
This story is from the September 04, 2025 edition of Strathearn Herald.
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