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Care needs You have care needs if you need help with things like getting dressed, going to the toilet or cooking a main meal for yourself. Mobility needs You have mobility needs if you cannot walk or you walk with difficulty. Rules for people who have a terminal illness If you have a terminal illness and your doctors say that you are reasonably expected to die within six months there are special rules which mean you can get the highest rate care component of Disability Living Allowance straight away.
Updated March If you get DLA for your child, you might be able to get extra money from other benefits or help with travel, for example you might not have to pay vehicle tax. Check who pays your benefits and contact them their contact details should be on any letters they send you. Family Fund is a charity that supports families with disabled or seriously ill children under 18 years old. How to claim DLA for your child. Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer.
Top links Housing benefit. Top links Template letter to raise a grievance at work. Top links Our pensions advice Write a letter to your creditors. Babies who are born very prematurely. Read more about the DLA care component. This means several times throughout the day, or Continual supervision throughout the day to avoid substantial danger to themselves or others.
Continual supervision means frequent or regular supervision, rather than non-stop supervision. Words used in the DLA rules. To assess what rate of DLA should be paid, some of the words in the rules have a specific meaning: Bodily functions Includes anything to do with how the body works, like breathing, eating, drinking, hearing, seeing, walking, sitting, dressing, undressing, washing, bathing, toileting and sleeping.
Supervision Someone present to prevent any accidents or harm to your child or others. Substantial danger There must be a realistic possibility that without supervision your child could seriously risk harming themselves or others.
Night Starts from when the whole household goes to bed and ends when everyone gets up. Read more about DLA and other benefits. Income Support For families still getting payments for their children in their Income Support, getting DLA will lead to extra money being added to your Income Support, known as a disabled child premium and an enhanced disability premium if your child is awarded the highest rate of the care component.
Help with rent and council tax If you get Housing Benefit or support with council tax , then getting DLA for your child may lead to extra benefit if you are not already getting your rent and council tax met in full. Help with road tax If your child is awarded the highest rate of DLA mobility component, you may be exempt from paying Vehicle Excise Duty. Help with bus travel All local authorities operate schemes for disabled people of any age to apply for a bus pass or voucher for free bus travel.
Free early education for two-year-olds in England If you live in England and have a two-year-old who is awarded DLA, this should mean that they qualify for 15 hours a week free early years education and childcare. Related information.
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