Disabled child element of Universal Credit

When your child is awarded DLA DLA A benefit that helps with the extra costs of looking after a disabled child under 16. In Scotland it is called Child Disability Payment instead. Read the full definition of DLA or Child Disability Payment Child Disability Payment Money to help with the extra costs of a disabled child in Scotland. It has taken the place of DLA for children there. Read the full definition of Child Disability Payment , your Universal Credit can include a disabled child addition on top of the normal child element. There are two rates: a lower rate for any award, and a higher rate when the child gets the highest care rate, or is registered blind.

The catch is that nothing connects the two systems for you. You must report your child's award through your Universal Credit account, and families miss this for years. If your child has an award and your Universal Credit statement Statement of SEN in Northern Ireland The legal paper in Northern Ireland that sets out a child's help at school. England ended statements, but they still run in Northern Ireland. Read the full definition of Statement of SEN in Northern Ireland does not show a disabled child addition, report the award now and ask a benefits adviser whether anything can be backdated.