New awards of disability benefits for adults : Comparing Scotland with England and Wales

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Congreve, Emma (2024) New awards of disability benefits for adults : Comparing Scotland with England and Wales. University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.

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Abstract

Adult disability benefits are non-means tested payments available to people with ill health or a disability to compensate for some of the additional costs of living. These payments are not dependent on work status and are different to the out of work benefits available through Universal Credit for those who cannot work due to their health or disability (usually referred to as incapacity benefits). Analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)[i] and the Resolution Foundation[ii] have documented the increase in new awards for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) awards in England and Wales in the post-pandemic period. In Scotland, a new benefit has been rolled out to replace PIP: Adult Disability Payment (ADP). The rollout started in 2022, and now all new adult claims for adult disability benefits are channelled through ADP. Al

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