Pensioners making a new claim for disability benefit could get first payment before Christmas

Social Security Scotland reports that Pension Age Disability Payment applications are typically processed in just over three weeks, meaning new claimants could receive their first payment before Christmas. In contrast, new claims for Adult Disability Payment are taking an average of 86 working days to process, which is just over 17 weeks. These new Adult Disability Payment claims may include backdated cash payments for the claimants once the processing period is complete.