Key social security delivery dates for Session 6
2021 (November) – national roll-out of Child Disability Payment
2022 (Summer) - national roll-out of Adult Disability Payment
2022 (end) – extension of Scottish Child Payment from ages 6 – 16
Between 2022 and 2025 – Older People’s Disability Assistance, Carers Assistance, Cold Spell Heating Assistance, Winter Heating Assistance for Older People, Employment Injury Assistance (new timetable to be announced following Covid delay to programme)
2023 – Independent review of Adult Disability Payment to assess the longer-term rules and eligibility criteria
2024 – Review of the Social Security Charter.