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Disability Living Allowance

This non-means tested benefit is to help the person you care for get around or buy assistance with personal care. It is non-taxable and does not affect any other allowances received.

To qualify the person must be under 65 years old with long-term health problems or disabilities and needs to show that things such as dressing and washing are very difficult, or they need someone to make sure they are safe. There is a separate application form for people under the age of 16.

From April 2012 the mobility component from people in residential care will be withdrawn (unless fully self-funding).

You can get more information from:

A guide to Disability Living Allowance Rates (added 8.10.10). This video discusses Disability Living Allowance rights for people under 65. The two components - care and mobility - are discussed at length. Watch the video at www.videojug.com/film/a-guide-to-disability-living-allowance-rates

Click here for the Carers UK website

www.ageuk.org.uk/publications whose information section contains a useful factsheet about Disability Living Allowance. (Age Concern and Help the Aged merged in April 2010 and became Age UK).

www.cafamily.org.uk - Contact A Family has a factsheet about claiming Disability Living Allowance for children

http://specialneedsjungle.wordpress.com - information for parents of children with ASD on claiming Disability Living Allowance

www.direct.gov.uk - Direct.gov has a section on the Disability Living Allowance

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