Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for children may help with the extra costs of looking after someone who:
- is under 16
- has difficulties walking or needs much more looking after than a child of the same age who does not have a disability
You can claim this support if you are work or out of work
You can get support for Caring for a child, the amount of support you get depends on how frequently they need supervision and has three different levels – LOWER, MIDDLE, HIGH.
You can get support for Mobility to help the child get around, again the amount of support you get depends on how much help the child needs to be mobile and the level of discomfort they have – LOWER, MIDDLE, HIGH.
With any award of Benefit you must report any changes of the child's circumstances as soon as they change.
Each year all benefits are subject to uprating in April, this means the amounts paid are increased. Please check the Governments DLA webpage (opens link in new window).