Key facts
•Child disability payment (CDP) is a benefit for children and young people with disabilities or long-term health problems in Scotland.
•CDP has a care component and a mobility component. You can qualify for one or both components. Each component has different rates.
•CDP is a non-means-tested benefit.
•You do not need to have paid national insurance contributions to get CDP.
•CDP is disregarded as income for means-tested benefits and tax credits and can also lead to increases in those benefits.
•CDP is administered and paid by Social Security Scotland.
•If you disagree with a determination about CDP, you can request a redetermination and then appeal it (see
Chapter 80). You must request a redetermination before you can appeal.