Disability and Carers Benefits Expert Advisory Group

Overview

The Scotland Act 2016 devolved new powers over social security to the Scottish Parliament, including the power to make new benefits for disabled people and carers.

The Disability and Carers Benefits Expert Advisory Group (DACBEAG) was set up in 2017 to provide recommendations and advice to Scottish Ministers, by request and proactively, on the policy and practice options being developed on disability and carers benefits.

These benefits are:

• Child Disability Payment (replaces Disability Living Allowance for children)
• Adult Disability Payment (replaces Personal Independence Payment)
• Pension Age Disability Payment (replaces Attendance Allowance)
• Severe Disablement Allowance (will not be changing)
• Employment Injury Assistance (replaces Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit)
• Scottish Carer’s Assistance (replaces Carer’s Allowance)

As the Group is independent of the Scottish Government, information and documents on these pages are published on behalf of the Group.

Members

• Dr Jim McCormick, Chair, Chief Executive Officer, The Robertson Trust
• Tressa Burke, Deputy Chair, Chief Executive, Glasgow Disability Alliance
• Shaben Begum, Independent member
• Fiona Collie, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Carers Scotland
• Professor Ewan MacDonald, Honorary Professor of Public Health, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow
• Dr Alan McDevitt, GP in Clydebank
• Ed Pybus, Welfare Rights Advisor, Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
• Frank Reilly, Strategic Lead, Simon Community Scotland
• Bill Scott, Policy Director, Inclusion Scotland
• Jo McLaughlin, Assistant Team Manager of Welfare Rights, Action Group
• Simon Hodge, Solicitor, Castlemilk Law and Money Advice Centre
• Lucy Mulvagh, Director of Policy and Communications, The Health and Social Care Alliance

Publications

Disability and Carers Benefits Expert Advisory Group: terms of reference