Disabled with lifelong conditions will have more financial security

Disabled people on the highest components of the new benefit and whose needs are highly unlikely to change will be eligible for an “indefinite award”. In effect, this will mean they will not be subject to reviews and can rely on their new benefit in the long term.
Social security minister Ben Macpherson said: “The introduction of indefinite awards, as part of Adult Disability Payment, underlines our commitment to deliver on the principles of Scotland’s social security system to treat people with dignity, fairness and respect. In making this decision, we have engaged with a wide range of people with lived experience of the current system and will continue to listen as we design and build a social security system that works for disabled people.
Morna Simpkins, director of MS Society Scotland, commented: “We are pleased the Scottish
Government has listened to the views of the MS community and MS Society Scotland and will re-
introduce indefinite awards.