Current status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 28 October 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many people aged 16 to 19 were in receipt of Adult Disability Payment on 31 July in (a) 2023, (b) 2024 and (c) 2025, broken down by condition category.
Social Security Scotland does not currently publish statistics on Adult Disability Payment caseload broken down by both age and disability condition.
Social Security Scotland publishes Official Statistics by age and disability condition separately. The latest Adult Disability Payment statistics show that as of 31 July 2025 there were 5,025 clients aged 16-18 in receipt of Adult Disability Payment, around 1% of the total caseload.
For all age groups, the most common category of primary disabling conditions for people in receipt of Adult Disability Payment as of 31 July 2025 was Mental and Behavioural disorders (40% of the caseload), followed by Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (24%) and Diseases of the Nervous System (7%).
Official Statistics for previous years can be found on the Social Security Scotland website.