More than 218,500 people on PIP will move to Adult Disability Payment before the end of 2025. The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show 218,859 people living in Scotland are currently receiving Personal Independence Payments (PIP) and due to have their award transferred to Adult Disability Payment (ADP) before the end of 2025. Existing PIP claimants do not need to claim ADP and will receive a letter, roughly three months before the transition, to confirm the exact date when Social Security Scotland will take over delivering the payments.
The letter also gives new information on what claimants should do before the transfer, during the move and what happens after the process is completed. A separate letter from DWP also explains if you have any changes in circumstance before the date of your move from PIP to ADP, you should let them know as soon as possible. The DWP letter also clears up any confusion for people who have a current lease agreement through the Motability Scheme .
The DWP letter states: “If you have a Motability agreement because of your PIP award, the agreement will move to your Adult Disability Payment award. “The agreement could be for a Motability car, powered wheelchair or scooter. You do not need to re-apply to Motability.
” When the current lease is due to end, people who have moved to ADP will renew in the same way to the Motability Scheme, but it will be done through the Accessible Vehicles and Equipment Scheme. It's imp.