length of award
Adult disability payment case law
In addition to the case law items included on the main pipinfo topic pages, we've also added judgments from the Upper Tribunal in Scotland here relating to adult disability payment that may also be of interest.
- Tribunal erred in law by disapplying the 13-week restriction on delaying ADP start date in order to commence claimant’s award as soon as they satisfied residence and presence conditions
- 2026 UT 12
- Social Security Scotland v RC
- Tribunal erred in law by awarding ADP components from different start dates
- 2025 UT 74
- Social Security Scotland v SF
- Date of claim for ADP in Scotland is date of initial phone contact provided full claim is received within eight weeks
- 2024 UT 71
- Social Security Scotland v GK
- Tribunal must make findings with regard to ability being causally linked to medical condition, and specify whether an ADP award is for a fixed or indefinite period
- 2024 UT 58
- Social Security Scotland v BM