hi as title suggests I am migrating to ADP come November end.
I have enhanced rate for both components for an ongoing period however looking at claim I believe I need to update some details to ensure they reflect most now. For context I took over my claim in 2021 before then my mum was my appointee. Since taking over (due to her death) it has been a very turbulent time in my life and I only now feel I am getting my affairs in order.
I want to contact social security Scotland and notify them of the relevant changes however I am worried that
A. They will ask why I did not inform them sooner e.g I suffered injury 3 months after she past which put me in hospital and now has permanent life long effects.
B. When do I report the Change. I only became aware of potential differences in what I believe to be correct and what they have in October this year. My injury happened after her death, my mental health was and still is poor and multiple other factors. I don’t want a huge overpayment
c. My mum managed my claim as appointee since I was a young boy so I believe it is missing a lot of info regarding my mental health, OCD tendencies, ADHD, depression & anxiety more so from my late teens
D. I do not know what was put on the original forms so when I do report a change how do I go about getting this too.
Like I said my mum was my appointee and managing my claim. Changes in my abilities to handle my own affairs, learning more about what pip/adp is only recently have prompted me to want to ensure things are up to date . I just don’t want to feel like a bad person or receive a fine etc for just wanting to do the right thing as quite simply I could have just left it altogether - which of course I wouldn’t do but I want to act in good faith and be compliant.
I am very stressed and nervous about the whole situation truthfully. I did not put myself in this situation I just want it sorted.
