An independent review of Adult Disability Payment has prompted ministers to consider potential changes to eligibility rules and assessments, although no immediate changes to payments have been ...

People in Scotland claiming devolved benefits or one-off payments will see the amount of money they receive increase by 3.8 ...

More than 484,055 people on Adult Disability Payment (ADP) will receive a letter or email from Social Security Scotland before the end of March advising them of the new weekly rates for the devolved ...

More than 60,000 people in Scotland receive Adult Disability Payment (ADP) due to anxiety disorder, with the Scottish Conservatives calling the figures “astonishing”. The party obtained freedom of ...

Access to Scotland's adult disability benefits should be made easier despite forecasts of a steep increase in claims and costs, an independent review has said. A report commissioned by ministers said ...

The SNP Government has promised not to cut the Adult Disability Payment (ADP) after Labour published its plans to slash welfare. Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said the Scottish ...

The pension age disability payment is set to be rolled out across Scotland by next spring after following a trial-run. (Getty Images) The UK government has been urged to "take note" of a new benefit ...

A new report has called on ministers to shift the emphasis onto improving health and employment rather than allowing the benefits bill to spiral out of control ...

One million Scots are expected to be in receipt of disability benefits by the end of the next parliamentary term, ...