Social Security Experience Panels: disability benefit names - visual summary

Social Security Experience Panels members' views on renaming disability benefits when they are transferred from UK Department for Work and Pensions to Social Security Scotland.

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Preference

We asked respondents which name they prefer, ‘Disability Assistance for Older People’ or ‘something else’.

One third of respondents were in favour of the name Disability Assistance for Older People (33%).

Around two thirds of respondents would prefer something else (67%).

Of those who would prefer something else, one in five (20%) said it should stay being called Attendance Allowance. This accounted for 11% of all responses.

Some respondents made suggestions for an alternative name and some of these are listed below:

  • Disability Assistance for Pensioners
  • Disability Assistance for People Over 65
  • Care Assistance for over 65s
  • Senior Assistance
  • Disability Allowance for Older People
  • Senior Disability Assistance
  • Disability Assistance
  • Disability Assistance (Older People)
  • Home Carer and Enhanced Payment for Elderly
  • Ability Support
  • Care and Mobility Assistance
  • Illness Assistance
  • Disabled Older Citizen's Payment
  • Support Allowance
  • Disability Payment
  • Senior ScotPIP

Contact

Email: socialsecurityexperience@gov.scot

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