Keith Brown MSP, Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Clackmannanshire & Dunblane constituency has said the new Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance will ensure that up to 824 people in Clackmannanshire and 1,116 people in Stirling will benefit from “an approach rooted in dignity, fairness and respect” from Social Security Scotland. 

Under the Scottish Government’s proposals, those in Scotland who currently receive the DWP’s Disability Living Allowance – around 66,000 adults – will, from next year, be automatically transferred to the new Scottish benefit. They will then be able to apply for Adult Disability Payment should they choose to do so. 

Speaking this afternoon, Keith said:

“Social Security Scotland was set up with the deliberate intent of giving those accessing the service a different experience from the DWP.  That is a progressive approach rooted in dignity, fairness and respect and I am pleased that, with these latest proposals, even more people in my Clackmannanshire & Dunblane constituency will benefit from that.

“The Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance is a new benefit delivered by Social Security Scotland, replacing the DWP’s DLA and I am pleased to note that for up to 824 people in Clackmannanshire and 1,116 in Stirling, some of whom will be in my constituency, this will mean a streamlining of support and enable them to apply for Social Security Scotland’s flagship Adult Disability Payment.

“It is changes like this that give a taste of what we could achieve with the full powers needed to build a fairer, more prosperous country.”