- Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Independent
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Submitting member has a registered interest.
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 September 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 12 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of Adult Disability claimants transferred from PIP have received a reassessment of their claim, and what the outcomes were of any such reassessment, including the percentage of claims that have (a) increased, (b) decreased and (c) remained the same.
Social Security Scotland is committed to transparency and accountability and routinely publishes statistics on its benefits, including Adult Disability Payment reviews in its quarterly Adult Disability Payment Official Statistics publication.
As of 30 April 2025, 345,955 people had their benefits transferred from Personal Independence Payment to Adult Disability Payment. Social Security Scotland has completed reviews for 142,100 of these awards:
- 20% of awards resulted in an increase in award (28,145 cases)
- 2% resulted in a decrease in award (2,365 cases)
- 79% stayed the same (111,590 cases)
It is not possible to directly calculate the percentage of clients who have had a review, as a small number have had more than one review since their benefit was transferred.
The initial review date for transferred Adult Disability Payment awards is based on the Personal Independence Payment review date set by the Department for Work and Pensions, so many transferred Adult Disability Payment awards are not yet due to be reviewed. The next Adult Disability Payment statistics will be published on 16 September 2025, covering up to 31 July 2025.
Social Security Scotland is committed to transparency and accountability and routinely publishes statistics on its benefits, including Adult Disability Payment reviews in its quarterly Adult Disability Payment Official Statistics publication.
As of 30 April 2025, 345,955 people had their benefits transferred from Personal Independence Payment to Adult Disability Payment. Social Security Scotland has completed reviews for 142,100 of these awards:
- 20% of awards resulted in an increase in award (28,145 cases)
- 2% resulted in a decrease in award (2,365 cases)
- 79% stayed the same (111,590 cases)
It is not possible to directly calculate the percentage of clients who have had a review, as a small number have had more than one review since their benefit was transferred.
The initial review date for transferred Adult Disability Payment awards is based on the Personal Independence Payment review date set by the Department for Work and Pensions, so many transferred Adult Disability Payment awards are not yet due to be reviewed. The next Adult Disability Payment statistics will be published on 16 September 2025, covering up to 31 July 2025.
