Question reference: S6W-13822
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 12 January 2023
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Current status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 26 January 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its planned review, including any consultation, of the mobility criteria in relation to Adult Disability Payment.
Answer
The Scottish Government began stage one of the review of Adult Disability Payment in 2022, by engaging with academics and people with lived experience.
We have engaged with disabled people through our experience panels and with stakeholders to inform the parameters of the review. Stage one of the review will soon seek a broad range of views on the eligibility criteria for the mobility component of Adult Disability Payment as part of a public consultation.
The consultation will open shortly and will run for 3 months. People will have the opportunity to engage with the consultation through a series of consultation events in the coming months.
The results of the consultation will be independently analysed and we will publish the analysis of the consultation and the responses received, where the respondent has given us permission to do so.
The findings will be used to inform Stage Two, the independent review of Adult Disability Payment beginning later in 2023.