NEWS: National roll-out of Child Disability Payment confirmed for November

National roll-out of Child Disability Payment confirmed for November

Following the successful pilot of Child Disability Payment in Dundee, Perth & Kinross and the Western Isles, Social Security Scotland will be launching Child Disability Payment nationally this Autumn. Child Disability Payment will replace Disability Living Allowance for Children, which is currently delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions. It has been designed to provide extra money to help with the costs of caring for a child with a disability or ill-health condition.

Social Security Scotland wants to make sure both you and the people you support have all the relevant information you need about Child Disability Payment before it opens for applications nationally. As part of this, Social Security Scotland’s National Engagement Team invite you to attend one of our online Child Disability Payment events that will provide you with information on the end to end journey for clients applying for Child Disability Payment, as well as sessions on specific aspects of Child Disability Payment, such as Special Rules for Terminal Illness, and Supporting Information for Public and Third sector employees.

We have scheduled the following series of events, please click on the appropriate link to reserve a ticket for the event at a date and time that suits you.

Child Disability Payment General Information Webinar

Tuesday 2nd November 2021 – 2pm-4pm

Wednesday 10th November 2021 – 2pm-4pm

Special Rules for Terminal Illness (SRTI) Webinar

This event is aimed at stakeholders and partners such as clinicians, hospice support, palliative care supporting families with children who are living with a life limiting condition who may be supporting families to apply for Child Disability Payment or completing the new Benefits Assessment Under Special Rules in Scotland (BASRiS) form

Thursday 28th October 2021 – 11am-12noon

Supporting Information – Public Sector Webinar

This event is for stakeholders within the Public Sector, NHS and Local Authorities, who may be requested to provide information to support a client’s claim for Child Disability Payment. It will provide detail and information on the processes involved when Supporting Information is requested by Social Security Scotland as part of a client’s evidence gather for their disability benefit application.

Thursday 11th November 2021 – 1:30pm-2:45pm

Wednesday 17th November 2021 – 10:45am-12noon

Supporting Information – Third Sector Webinar

This event is for stakeholders within the Third Sector, who may be requested to provide information to support a client’s claim for Child Disability Payment. It will provide detail and information on the processes involved when Supporting Information is requested by Social Security Scotland as part of a client’s evidence gather for their disability benefit application.

Thursday 11th November 2021 – 3pm-4:15pm

Wednesday 17th November 2021 – 1:30pm-2:45pm

For further information on Child Disability Payment, visit www.mygov.scot