What will happen with your benefit

Before your move

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will send a letter telling you: 

• your benefit is moving to Social Security Scotland 

• when your Personal Independence Payment (PIP) award will end 

Your Adult Disability Payment award starts the day after your PIP award ends. 

Social Security Scotland will send a letter to confirm your move has started and what will happen next. 

If you reported a change to DWP  

You will move from PIP to Adult Disability Payment because you told DWP about a change.  

Social Security Scotland will send you a letter with a ‘Change of circumstances’ form. Complete this form as soon as you can. 

Social Security Scotland will use this form and information from the DWP to review your award. This happens once your move is complete. 

During your move 

What DWP will do 

DWP will: 

• continue to manage your benefit 

• continue to pay you the same rate of PIP, there will be no gap in payments 

• continue to pay your Motability lease if you have one 

• not review your award 

• tell Social Security Scotland if you report any changes in your condition or disability and your move will not be delayed 

Social Security Scotland may contact you to confirm details some of your personal details. 

After your move 

What Social Security Scotland will do 

Social Security Scotland will send you a letter telling you: 

• your PIP has moved to Adult Disability Payment  

• your rate of Adult Disability Payment  

• when your Adult Disability Payment starts 

• when they’ll review your Adult Disability Payment 

• that if you have a lease agreement with Motability they will now make those payment 

If you’re due a review 

If you were due a review of your PIP with DWP around the time of the move, Social Security Scotland will carry out the review. The result of this may affect your payment. 

Find out more about the review process. 

If you're in a care home or hospital 

You may be getting PIP while you're living in: 

• a local council funded care home 

• hospital 

• legal detention 

You might not be getting paid the daily living component of PIP if you’ve been staying in this accommodation for more than 28 days. However: 

• if you're entitled to it, then you'll get the daily living component for 28 days after your benefit moves across to Social Security Scotland 

• you'll get payments even if your PIP had stopped 

• after 28 days, if you're still in alternative accommodation, then your daily living payments from Social Security Scotland will stop