Question reference: S6W-18362
- Asked by: Stephanie Callaghan, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 25 May 2023
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Current status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 6 June 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many Adult Disability Payment Change of Circumstances forms have been submitted in each month since January 2023, and, of these, what the (a) longest, (b) average and (c) median processing time was for these unscheduled reviews of Adult Disability Payment.
Answer
Social Security Scotland does not currently produce information relating to Change of Circumstances but we do routinely publish information about Adult Disability Payment, including processing times of new applications.
These statistics were most recently published in March 2023, covering up to end January 2023, and are available at:
Social Security Scotland - Social Security Scotland statistics: publications
The next publication, covering up to end April 2023, will be published on 13 June.
Social Security Scotland is committed to giving clients timely decisions, while allowing sufficient time to ensure the necessary information is in place to get decisions right the first time. Clients can advise us of a change of circumstance for a number of reasons, and if the change is relevant to their entitlement, a review would be carried out. Every case is individual and processing times will vary.