If you have a terminal illness
You do not need to do anything if you’re getting Disability Living Allowance (DLA) because you have a terminal illness.
If you have a terminal illness when your Adult Disability Payment award starts you’ll get the:
- enhanced award for daily living
- enhanced award for mobility
Social Security Scotland will not review your Adult Disability Payment, unless you ask them to.
If you're newly diagnosed with a terminal illness
If you’re newly diagnosed with a terminal illness, you need to tell the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) as soon as possible.
Ask your doctor or healthcare practitioner to send DWP a Benefits Assessment for Special Rules in Scotland (BASRiS) form.
If they do not have a BASRiS form, DWP will still accept any one of the following:
- SR1 form
- DS1500 form
- a letter confirming that you have a terminal illness
If you already have one of these documents, you can send it to DWP yourself. Find out how to contact DWP's Disability Service Centre.
Social Security Scotland will review your award under Scottish Special Rules for Terminal Illness.
If your benefit has not started moving
If you are newly diagnosed with a terminal illness and your benefit has not started moving to Social Security Scotland yet, your benefit will move to Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance (Scottish Adult DLA).
If you’re newly diagnosed with a terminal illness, you need to tell DWP as soon as possible.
Your age will affect how and when your benefit moves to Scottish Adult DLA. Find out more about moving to Scottish Adult DLA if you have a terminal illness.