Private Independence Cost (PIP) has began to get replaced by the brand new Grownup Incapacity Cost in three pilot areas throughout Scotland this week.
The launch of the brand new profit implies that folks of working age with a incapacity, long-term sickness or bodily or psychological well being situation, residing in Dundee Metropolis, Perth and Kinross or the Western Isles will have the ability to apply for incapacity help to Social Safety Scotland - and never the Division for Work and Pensions (DWP) - from March 21, 2022 onwards.
A phased launch of the brand new help fee has been scheduled for all 32 council areas throughout Scotland with nationwide rollout resulting from start on August 29, 2022 for present PIP claimants.
Individuals residing within the pilot areas aged between 16 and State Pension age who're disabled, or have a long-term well being situation or terminal sickness can now make an utility on-line, in particular person, over the cellphone or by submit.
Current PIP or Incapacity Residing Allowance (DLA) claimants don't must make an utility for Grownup Incapacity Cost - they are going to be transferred robotically to the Scottish social safety system from the tip of August. DLA claimants might be moved over by 2025.
The most recent figures launched by the DWP present that there at the moment are 305,279 Scots receiving monetary help of between £23.70 and £152.15 every week by way of PIP, a rise of 8,088 from the earlier determine of 297,213 in October, 2021.
The brand new statistics additionally revealed that some 55% of individuals entitled to PIP in Scotland are feminine, and 45% have been male.
Additional council areas might be launched in phases till Grownup Incapacity Cost is rolled out nationwide on August 29.
Grownup Incapacity Cost rollout dates
- March 21 - Dundee Metropolis, Perth and Kinross or the Western Isles
- June 20 - Angus, North Lanarkshire or South Lanarkshire
- July 25 - Fife, Aberdeen Metropolis, Aberdeenshire, Moray, North Ayrshire, East Ayrshire or South Ayrshire
- August 29 - for those who reside elsewhere in Scotland
The best way to apply for Grownup Incapacity Cost
Social Safety Scotland has been working with folks with lived expertise and related organisations to develop all points of the incapacity profit utility course of to make it straightforward and inclusive for folks to entry help they're entitled to.
There are a selection of the way to use for the brand new profit, these embody:
- On-line
- By submit
- Over the cellphone
- Face-to-face
Social Safety Scotland native supply groups will even be out there to supply help in all 32 native authority areas.
Present Grownup Incapacity Cost charges
Grownup incapacity Cost will observe the identical fee price construction as PIP, which is made up of two parts - every day residing and mobility.
Whether or not you get one or each of those and the way a lot is determined by how severely your situation impacts you.
You could possibly obtain the next quantities per week relying in your circumstances:
Every day residing
Customary price - £60.00 (£61.85 from April 11)
Enhanced price - £89.60 (£92.40 from April 11)
Mobility
Customary price - £23.70 (£24.45 from April 11)
Enhanced price - £62.55 (£64.50 from April 11)
The Scottish Authorities has additionally dedicated to endeavor an unbiased evaluation of Grownup Incapacity Cost inside a yr of its full introduction, to think about the eligibility standards, collect suggestions from individuals who have utilized and accumulate knowledge to tell any proposed modifications.
Who might be eligible to make a declare for Grownup Incapacity Cost?
Eligibility is much like PIP.
This profit is for individuals who meet the next standards:
You might be aged between 16 to State Pension age
You've difficulties with every day residing or getting round outdoors your house (or each)
You've had the bodily or psychological issue for no less than 3 months and anticipate it to proceed for no less than 9 months
If an individual is terminally in poor health these qualifying durations don't apply.
How are claims assessed?
Social Safety Scotland will make choices about entitlement for ADP utilizing the applicant’s account of their circumstances and present supporting info, the place attainable.
The variety of face-to-face assessments might be considerably diminished and can solely be essential when it's the solely practicable approach to decide.
Claimants will not be requested to hold out duties to display how their incapacity, long-term sickness or psychological well being situation impacts them as a part of the appliance course of.
Examples of supporting info
This might be used to assist decide about your declare and can embody:
a social care wants evaluation
a report from a neighborhood psychiatric nurse
info from a carer
What are the completely different between Grownup Incapacity Cost and PIP?
Steering from the Scottish Authorities states: “Treating folks with dignity, equity and respect might be on the coronary heart of delivering Grownup Incapacity Cost. It has been designed in partnership with individuals who will use it.
"Their enter has been essential in designing an improved service.”
Elimination of routine face-to-face assessments
There might be no routine face-to-face assessments for Grownup Incapacity Cost.
The Scottish Authorities stated: “Individuals with expertise of making use of for incapacity advantages have instructed us that assessments carried out on behalf of the Division for Work and Pensions will be anxious and nervousness inducing.
“The place we can not decide on the out there info, folks could also be invited to a session, which will be held just about or in particular person. This might be a person-centred dialog with a well being and social care practitioner employed by Social Safety Scotland. Shoppers might be knowledgeable of the whole lot that has been famous throughout the session and they'll have an opportunity to evaluation and reply to this. The session will even be audio recorded to make sure transparency and openness.”
Minister for Social Safety Ben Macpherson just lately stated: “The unanimous passing of the rules for Grownup Incapacity Cost is a big milestone for Scotland’s social safety system. It means we are able to now take a really completely different method to delivering incapacity advantages - compared to the present DWP system - and our focus is on offering a optimistic and compassionate expertise for folks making use of for and receiving our new profit.
“We all know folks have discovered making use of for DWP incapacity advantages anxious prior to now. That's the reason we've got listened to their experiences and designed our new system to work for folks, not towards them. We're dedicated to doing issues in another way - we're making certain that accessing Grownup Incapacity Cost is as simple as attainable and we'll all the time begin from a place of belief.”
He continued: “Importantly, we've got abolished assessments within the type presently undertaken by the DWP.
“As an alternative, and solely the place required, we'll maintain consultations between the particular person and a Social Safety Scotland well being or social care practitioner. Our consultations won't contain practical examinations.”
How typically will my award be reviewed?
In contrast to DWP fee awards that are reviewed often over a fixed-period of time, the ADP might be rolling, with no set finish date.
1000's of individuals residing with a long-term situation is the introduction of an “indefinite award”, the Scottish Authorities hopes it will alleviate the potential fear brought on by the prospect of the size of a fee award, which beneath PIP tips, will be anyplace between three months and 10 years - also known as a “gentle contact” evaluation.
A PIP award evaluation includes the claimant having to finish the evaluation course of once more with a purpose to set up if there was any change of their wants regarding their situation.
Nevertheless, Social Safety Minister Ben Macpherson just lately introduced that individuals awarded the best ranges of Grownup Incapacity Cost awards - enhanced charges for every day residing and mobility parts - will obtain long-term help, by way of an indefinite award to make sure they don't must undergo an “pointless” evaluation when it's “moderately anticipated that their scenario won't change”.
He defined: “The introduction of indefinite awards, as a part of ADP, underlines our dedication to ship on the ideas of Scotland’s social safety system to deal with folks with dignity, equity and respect. In making this determination, we've got engaged with a variety of individuals with lived expertise of the present system and can proceed to pay attention as we design and construct a social safety system that works for disabled folks.
“We wish to be sure that folks on the best ranges of Grownup Incapacity Cost awards obtain long-term and ample help, as a result of these with lifelong circumstances, or disabilities leading to wants extremely unlikely to vary, shouldn't be topic to pointless opinions when it's moderately anticipated that their scenario won't change.
“Beneath the UK Authorities’s Private Independence Cost, comparable awards have typically been reviewed between each two to 10 years. Nevertheless, disabled folks inform us that even evaluation durations of 10 years can create stress and nervousness.
“That's the reason we've got determined to introduce indefinite awards - we're decided to do issues in another way and construct a extra compassionate system in Scotland.”
Will I nonetheless have the ability to swap all or a part of my mobility fee for the Motability Scheme?
Individuals who get the best price of the mobility part of ADP will have the ability to switch both the entire or a part of the cash they get for the mobility part to entry the Accessible Automobiles and Gear Scheme .
This new Scottish scheme will present a service much like the present Motability scheme, with a spread of automobiles, wheelchair accessible automobiles, scooters and powered wheelchairs on inexpensive leasing phrases, with a spread of diversifications at little or no price.
Shoppers who've an present Motability lease will have the ability to retain their car till the tip of that lease.
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