Social Security Scotland Adult Disability Payment queries: FOI release

Information requested

Request for information 1:

The number of Adult Disability Payment claimants where the primary condition is endometriosis, broken down by:

a. Local authority in Scotland
b. Standard age categories used by Social Security Scotland

Request for information 2:

For these claimants, please also provide a breakdown (if available) of award levels:

a. Daily Living (standard vs enhanced rate)
b. Mobility (standard vs enhanced rate)

Request for information 3:

The success rate of applications for Adult Disability Payment where endometriosis is the primary condition, including:

a. Initial decisions (approved/denied)
b. Appeals/re-determinations (successful/unsuccessful outcomes)

Response

This data is drawn from management information which has not been quality assured to the same level as that in our official Adult Disability Payment (ADP) statistics, and should therefore be treated with caution. The data is accurate as of 16 November 2025.

Request for information 1 and 2:

Local Authority	Number of ADP clients with a primary condition of endometriosis
Aberdeen City	20
Aberdeenshire	22
Angus	32
Argyll and Bute	8
Clackmannanshire	7
Dumfries and Galloway	7
Dundee City	38
East Ayrshire	22
East Dunbartonshire	10
East Lothian	22
East Renfrewshire	11
Edinburgh, City of	59
Falkirk	23
Fife	59
Glasgow City	94
Highland	32
Inverclyde	7
Midlothian	21
Moray	18
Na h-Eileanan Siar	3
North Ayrshire	14
North Lanarkshire	83
Orkney Islands	1
Perth and Kinross	20
Renfrewshire	31
Scottish Borders	10
Shetland Islands	2
South Ayrshire	17
South Lanarkshire	66
Stirling	12
West Dunbartonshire	23
West Lothian	33
Other	1
All	828

Age Band	Number of ADP clients with a primary condition of endometriosis
16-18	1
19-24	45
25-34	267
35-44	324
45-54	166
55-64	22
65+	3
All	828

	Award Rates
	Daily Living			Mobility
	Nil	Standard	Enhanced	Nil	Standard	Enhanced
Number of ADP clients with a primary condition of endometriosis	34	563	231	404	247	177

If you would like more information on award levels and points criteria please see the Adult Disability Payment decision making guide.

Request for information 3a:

The approval rate for applications where the primary condition is endometriosis is 35%. This figure is based on initial decisions made on new applications since the launch of Adult Disability Payment.

Request for information 3b:

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the costs of locating, retrieving and providing the information requested would exceed the upper cost limit of £600. This is because we do not record disability condition data alongside re-determination and appeal outcomes. To retrieve this data would require a manual investigation of 1,849 records. Under section 12 of FOISA public authorities are not required to comply with a request for information if the authority estimates that the cost of complying would exceed the upper cost limit, which is currently set at £600 by Regulations made under section 12.

You may, however, wish to consider reducing the scope of your request in order that the costs can be brought below £600. For example, you could ask for data limited to a specific time period. You may also find it helpful to look at the Scottish Information Commissioner's 'Tips for requesting information under FOI and the EIRs' on his website at:

https://www.foi.scot/how-do-i-ask

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