Following the launch of Grownup Incapacity Fee in Dundee, Perth and Kinross and the Western Isles in March, the subsequent pilot areas to open for functions from new claimants will likely be in Angus, North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire on June 20.
This will likely be adopted by Fife, Aberdeen Metropolis, Aberdeenshire, Moray, North Ayrshire, East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire, on July 25. When you stay wherever else in Scotland, you may make a brand new declare from August 29.
The brand new incapacity fee will substitute Private Independence Fee (PIP) this 12 months for all new candidates dwelling in Scotland and greater than 305,000 present claimants.
Switch for present claimants from the Division for Work and Pensions (DWP) system to Social Safety Scotland will start on August 29.
Nonetheless, steerage on mygov.scot explains that for those who get different advantages or companies associated to your incapacity fee, you have to to inform every organisation concerning the transfer to Social Safety Scotland.
You should contact your native council to inform them concerning the transfer for those who get:
- Housing Profit
- Council Tax Discount
- Council Tax Exemption
The steerage additionally states that you just additionally must contact the DWP to inform them concerning the transfer for those who get:
- Common Credit score
- Earnings Help
- Pension Credit score
- Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA)
- Employment and Help Allowance (ESA)
It states: “You are able to do this by reporting a change of circumstances on every profit that you just get.”
You solely must contact HM Income and Customs in case your incapacity fee price has modified throughout the transfer and also you get both:
- Little one Tax Credit score
- Working Tax Credit score
Carer’s Allowance
When you get Little one Incapacity Fee, and your carer will get Carer’s Allowance, you do not want to contact anybody.
The DWP will share this info with the Carer's Allowance Unit.
When you get Grownup Incapacity Fee, and your carer will get Carer’s Allowance, it's good to contact the Carer’s Allowance Unit.
It's best to allow them to know that your incapacity fee has moved to Social Safety Scotland as this info is not going to be shared robotically.
You possibly can contact the Carer’s Allowance Unit by way of GOV.UK, right here.
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