After you apply for Pension Age Disability Payment

After you apply for Pension Age Disability Payment, Social Security Scotland may contact you:

• to get more information about some of your answers
• if you have asked for help to find supporting information
• if there’s any information you have not been able to give, like account details for payment

If you need to send supporting information

You can:

• upload your documents online
• send them by post

You cannot send supporting information by email.

You should send these within 28 days (4 weeks) of submitting part 2 of your application.

Find out more about sending supporting information.

If anything changes while you're waiting for a decision on your application

You need to tell Social Security Scotland if:

• anything changes that affects your condition or your care needs
• you move house
• you stay in hospital, a care home or legal detention for 28 days (4 weeks) or more
• you need to update your payment details

If you no longer want to apply

Contact Social Security Scotland and ask them to withdraw your application.

You can only do this if they’ve not made a decision on your application. 

If you want to, you can start a new application at any time.