If your benefit moves from the Department for Work and Pensions

If you get other benefits or services related to your disability payment, you’ll need to tell some organisations about the move to Social Security Scotland.

If you get Housing Benefit or help with Council Tax

You need to contact your local council to tell them about the move if you get:

• Housing Benefit
• Council Tax Reduction
• Council Tax Exemption

If you get Universal Credit

Contact the Department for Work and Pensions to tell them that your benefit moved to Social Security Scotland.

You can do this by reporting a change of circumstances on your Universal Credit.

If your disability payment rate changed

If you get either:

• Child Tax Credit
• Working Tax Credit

Let HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) know if your disability payment rate changed after your benefit moved to Social Security Scotland.

Contact HMRC about tax credits.

If your carer gets Carer’s Allowance

If you get Child Disability Payment or Adult Disability Payment, and your carer gets Carer’s Allowance, you do not need to contact anyone.