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For more details, go to the Citizens Advice website. Or, in England, call In Wales, call Visit Citizens Advice Scotland or call Northern Ireland. Universal Credit works differently.
Find out more on the nidirect website. You must fill it in and send it to the Health Assessment Advisory Service within four weeks. If you need another copy of the form, you can download it from the GOV. UK website. Work capability assessments. After you return your form, you might be asked to attend a work capability assessment. Find out more about the assessment on the Citizens Advice website.
Getting a decision from the DWP. Save the DWP number in your phone. Find out what to do if you think your benefits decision is wrong in our guide How to appeal a benefits decision. If you have limited capability for work. If you have limited capability for work and work-related activity. Money Manager tool for Universal Credit. This means you can earn a certain amount before your Universal Credit payments are affected. If your circumstances stay the same.
If your circumstances change. What are significant changes of circumstances? A significant change in circumstances might include: starting work failing a work capability assessment renting a new property — especially if you move to a new local authority area. Instead you'll get a transitional payment as part of your Universal Credit payment. Is your household income getting squeezed? Check you are receiving all the benefits or grants you might be entitled to.
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Talk to us live for pensions guidance using the telephone. Talk to us live for money guidance using the telephone. If you are not able to complete the form by this date, please let them know and seek advice. If you download the claim form or get one from a local advice agency, the claim will start from the date the completed form is received. It's also possible to phone up for a form. It is advisable to read the form and the accompanying notes before you start to complete it.
You can attach pages to the application form if you think there is not enough space to explain the help that your child needs. Remember to add your child's name, address and date of birth to the extra pages. Special rules allow children who are terminally ill to get help quickly. A child is considered to be terminally ill if they have a progressive illness that is likely to limit their life expectancy to six months or less. It is impossible to say exactly how long someone will live and some children who receive DLA under these rules live much longer than six months.
Under these special rules your child does not have to satisfy the qualifying period ie that they must have needed care, attention or supervision for at least three months, and be likely to need this care, attention or supervision for a further six months. They also do not have to have been present in Great Britain for weeks out of the last week before claiming — they only need to be present at the time of claiming.
You will, however, have to complete the sections about any mobility problems your child has for them to be awarded the mobility component. You will receive a written decision that tells you what rates of DLA your child has been awarded and from what date.
DLA can be awarded for a fixed period or for an indefinite period. If you are awarded benefit for a fixed period, the decision will tell you when the period ends.
A new claim form will be sent to you well before the period of your award ends. To find out more about what happens if your child is soon to turn 16 years old click here. You must do this before you can appeal.
This is called a mandatory reconsideration and the DWP must look over all the information they have, and any new information you send them, to see if the decision they made is correct. They must then send you a new decision notice, called a Mandatory Reconsideration Notice. It is important to challenge a decision or get advice as quickly as possible because there are time limits that generally mean you must take action within one month. If you fall outside of this time limit then it may still be possible to challenge the decision.
See our talk to us page for details of how to get further help. For more information you can see the ' challenging a benefit decision ' section of our website. If your child already gets DLA but they now need more help, it may be possible to get their award increased. If you ask for a DLA award to be looked at again, there is always the risk that the award could stay the same or be decreased rather than increased.
To find out about advice agencies in your area see the Advicelocal website. If your child is 16 and you ask for a DLA award to be looked at again, it is likely to instead be treated as a new claim for PIP — click here for more information.
DLA can be affected by your child having overnight stays away from home. There are different rules for this depending on whether your child goes into hospital or a care home.
If your child is under 18 when they enter hospital, their DLA can continue to be paid for the whole time they are there. If your child is in a care home which usually includes residential schools , generally payment of the care component will stop after 28 days. However, they can be paid the care component for any day they stay in your home, including the day they leave and the day they return.
The mobility component is not affected by stays in a care home. Is this page useful? Maybe Yes this page is useful No this page is not useful. Thank you for your feedback. Report a problem with this page. What were you doing?
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