FOI/202500494160 · FOI · cost limit
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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Contact Please quote the FOI reference Central Correspondence Unit Email: contactus@gov.scot Phone: 0300 244 4000 The Scottish Government St Andrew's House Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG
Detected exemption language
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.
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