Independent Review of Adult Disability Payment: consultation - easy read
The Chair of the Independent Review of Adult Disability Payment is consulting on people's views about the first year of delivery. This will be used to help inform recommendations to ensure that Adult Disability Payment meets the needs of disabled people.
Section 10 – Waiting for a decision
It can take time for Social Security Scotland to make a decision if someone can get Adult Disability Payment or not.
Lots of things can affect how long it takes:
- dealing with lots of applications
- gathering supporting information
- the type of application
- applications that need a consultation.
Question 16
If you have applied for Adult Disability Payment application, how long did it take for you to find out if you would get it or not?
Less than 1 month
1 – 2 months
2 – 3 months
3 – 4 months
4 – 5 months
5 – 6 months
More than 6 months
I’ve not applied for Adult Disability Payment
How did waiting for a decision make you feel:
Do you think there is anything Social Security Scotland could do differently for people waiting for a decision?
Contact
Email: ADPreview@gov.scot
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