Children's Handbook Scotland | 2024/25Chapter 1: Benefits and tax credits 17. Pension age disability payment
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17. Pension age disability payment
Starting from October 2024, pension age disability payment (PADP) replaces attendance allowance (AA) (see here) for people over pension age who live in Scotland. PADP is a benefit for pension age people who have care needs as a result of a disability or health condition.
It is not means-tested and you do not have to have paid any national insurance contributions to get it. Social Security Scotland is responsible for the administration of PADP.
The disability conditions for PADP are very similar to those for AA (see here), although the defintion of ‘terminally ill’ will be different. Terminal illness has the same definition as adult disability payment (see here).