Payments
You'll keep getting your regular Disability Living Allowance (DLA) payments from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) until your benefit moves. There will be no gap in your entitlement.
You’ll be paid the same amount when your benefit moves to Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance (Scottish Adult DLA).
You may be paid more if your benefit starts moving because you’ve reported a terminal illness to DWP. Read more about Scottish Adult DLA payments if you have a terminal illness.
Your Scottish Adult DLA might be paid one working day later than your DLA. If this is the case, we'll let you know in advance so you can make any necessary financial plans.
How you're paid
Social Security Scotland will pay your Scottish Adult DLA the same way as you get your DLA. This may be into a bank account or a different way of paying you’ve agreed with DWP.
Payment rates
Scottish Adult DLA is made up of the same 2 components, or parts, as DLA:
- care
- mobility
You may already qualify for one or both components. You’ll get the same amount for the components you’re eligible for when you move to Scottish Adult DLA.
Find out more about the payment rates for each component of Scottish Adult DLA.
If you're in legal detention
You will not be getting paid DLA if you’ve been staying in legal detention.
However, if you're entitled to it, you'll get paid Scottish Adult DLA for 28 days after your benefit moves across to Social Security Scotland.
If you're still in legal detention 28 days after your benefit has completed the move, your payments from Social Security Scotland will stop.
If you are overpaid
You may be overpaid Scottish Adult DLA if:
- your circumstances change and you did not tell Social Security Scotland
- you or Social Security Scotland make a mistake
If you or the person you’re acting for is paid too much, Social Security Scotland may:
- take money back from you or them
- reduce or stop payments
Social Security Scotland will look at cases of overpayment on an individual basis and will always contact you before stopping payments. Find out more about benefit overpayments.