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The latest figures from Social Security Scotland show that there are currently 484,055 people in receipt of Adult Disability Payment (ADP). The data also shows that the average time to process a new claim for ADP is now 46 working days, just over nine weeks. ‌

This means people making a new claim before the end of this month could have an award decision before the end of December, although it's important to be aware that some applications can take shorter or longer to process. ‌

However, many new ADP claimants may not be aware a successful award can also open the door to additional benefit top-ups, help with housing costs, Council Tax and travel - the extra support is also available for people on Personal Independence Payment (PIP), those on Disability Living Allowanc

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