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- If your child has a disability or long-term health condition, you might be entitled to Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for them as well as other financial support. It’s important to know what disability benefits and entitlements your child might qualify for and how to claim them.
www.moneyhelper.org.uk/en/benefits/benefits-if-youre-sick-disabled-or-a-carer/financial-support-if-you-or-your-child-has-a-disabilityDisability benefits and entitlements for children - MoneyHelper
If your child gets Child Disability Payment, you must: report this to Social Security Scotland; make a new claim for DLA for children
You can claim Child Benefit for a disabled child but you don’t get any extra because they have a disability. However, you may be entitled to additional amounts of other benefits if your child gets DLA or PIP.
Your rights and the support you can get if you have a disabled child, including childcare, car costs, house adaptations and education.
You can claim DLA for each disabled child under 16 who: has difficulty with mobility. needs more care than a non-disabled child of the same age. DLA is based on the support your child needs, not their condition or impairment. You can apply even if your child does not have a formal diagnosis.
When your child is awarded Disability Living Allowance (DLA), you might be eligible for: extra money from benefits you claim. other benefits and extra money you do not currently claim. Carer’s Allowance. help with transport or a Blue Badge. discounts for days out and travel.
You might be able to claim even if you wouldn’t describe your child as ‘disabled’. You can get DLA if at least one of the following applies to your child: they need a lot more care, attention or supervision than a child of the same age who isn't disabled