Payments

If you make a successful application for the child, the earliest date that money may be paid from is the date you:

• submitted the first part of your application, if you applied online 
• phoned Social Security Scotland to start the application process, if you applied by phone and paper form

Child Disability Payment is normally paid every 4 weeks in arrears. It'll be paid into the account details you provided as part of your application.

If the child is terminally ill, Child Disability Payment is paid weekly in advance.

When the child turns 16 

Child Disability Payment will be paid until the young person is 18. They'll not need to apply for Personal Independence Payment when they're 16 years old. However, they can choose to do so if they'd prefer to get that instead. 

Independent advice about whether to stay on Child Disability Payment or apply for Personal Independence Payment can be received from your local Citizens Advice Bureau or your local council’s advice service.