DLA
Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is money for children who have extra care needs or mobility needs (difficulty getting around) because of a disability. There are two components, the care component and the mobility component, you may qualify for one or both. Each are assessed individually, and eligibility for one component does not have any bearing on eligibility or not for the other component. A separate scheme called ‘Personal Independence Payments’ operates for those aged over 16 yrs.
All content on this website is to enable parents to have access to the information they need to make their own decisions and is not advice. None of the information is original, this is collated documents freely available on the web and links are provided to show the original source and author of each item where possible. If you require formal advice on benefits, such as Disability Living Allowance, you need to go to a properly trained benefit adviser.
An explanation of what Disability Living Allowance is, and how it works.
A guide book used by Disability Living Allowance decision makers in determining what type of needs are likely to arise from different conditions.
A Disability Living Allowance guidebook explaining how the decision makers interpret the eligibility criteria for DLA.
The Mathieson Judgement led to a change in the rules whereby Disability Living Allowance is now no longer removed when a child has an extended hospital stay.
People who receive the higher rate mobility element of Disability Living allowance are eligible to apply for a vehicle under the Motability scheme.
Since October 2017, in certain circumstances parents of disabled children may be able to apply for a Motability vehicle before the child’s 3rd birthday.
