Scotland: One-Off Payment for PIP and DLA Claimants Due Later in 2025

Scotland gave £235.70 to over 37,000 disabled youth. The payment helps with winter energy costs. It is for those under 19 receiving certain disability benefits. These include Child Disability Payment and Adult Disability Payment. Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Disability Living Allowance also qualify.

Next year, this payment increases by £20.10. It will be £255.80 in the 2025/26 period. Scotland’s PIP claimants move to Adult Disability Payment (ADP) this Spring. About 80,000 people currently receive these benefits.

To get the funds, you must claim a benefit during a set week. That qualifying week is September 15-21, 2025.

You do not apply for this payment in most cases. Some might need to apply and more information is accessible. You are eligible if under 19 during that week and receive one of the qualifying benefits.

If you receive a qualifying benefit that week, you get £255.80. You do not need to show receipts to get it. You might qualify even if you don’t live in Scotland then, contingent upon meeting certain conditions.

Social Security Scotland sends the payments in batches starting in late October. The payments will keep going until February 2026. People get payments automatically in most instances, and the money goes into the account where you get benefits like Child Disability Payment or PIP.

You can web chat with Social Security Scotland. You can also call them for free; the number is 0800 182 2222. They are open weekdays, and phone hours are eight to six.

Thousands under 19 will get this payment from October 2025 if they get Adult Disability Payment or DLA.