People on disability benefits in Scotland will no longer get an assessment at review

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A new Freedom of Information (FOI) request confirms ‘assessments’ for people claiming disability benefits in Scotland technically no longer exist. People applying for Adult, Child or Pension Age Disability Payment, may receive a ‘client consultation’ which is not conducted by a third-party health professional, but qualified practitioners employed at Social Security Scotland. ‌

The FOI response explains how Social Security Scotland does not “conduct assessments like the DWP (Department for Work and Pensions)”. It continued: “Our new service is known as a ‘client consultation’, not ‘assessment’, and is built on a relationship of trust with the client and grounded in the professional ethics and expertise of our health and social care practitioners across Scotland.” ‌

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