Social Security Experience Panels: award duration and automatic entitlement

What's Next?

The Scottish Government will continue to work with the Experience Panels in the development of Scotland's new social security system. This will include further research on individual benefits in addition to other work to assist in the development of Social Security Scotland.

The Scottish Government will consider the findings from this report in conjunction with the advice given to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People from the Disability and Carers Benefits Expert Advisory Group (DACBEAG) on both award duration and automatic entitlement to benefits.

This advice and feedback from Experience Panel members in this project alongside ongoing work on individual benefits will inform our policy approach to disability benefits in Scotland, which we will also consult on publicly.

Following consultation, both the Scottish Commission on Social Security and the Scottish Parliament will scrutinise regulations on each individual disability benefit – Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment and Attendance Allowance.