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Do I need to tell UC I get DLA for my son?

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PaulFov
PaulFov Community member Posts: 4 Listener
edited April 6 in Universal Credit (UC)
Hi, Please could you help me with this,if I received DLA for my son at high rate is it a requirement to inform universal credit and if I did not because did not know I had to is that now a problem? Thankyou 
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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 54,697 Disability Gamechanger
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    Yes you should inform UC that you're claiming DLA for your son. If he receives any rate of DLA then you will be entitled to the lower disabled child element. If he's claiming high rate care you will be entitled to the higher disabled child element. 

    Although you didn't report it, you should still be entitled to the disabled child element from the assessment period in which the DLA was awarded from. 

    It will be down to a decision maker to make the final decision. 
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  • PaulFov
    PaulFov Community member Posts: 4 Listener
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    Ok Thankyou very much x
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  • Jimm_Scope
    Jimm_Scope Posts: 2,773 Scope online community team
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    Hi @PaulFov, welcome to the Scope online community :) I can't answer any better than Poppy has but do let us know if you need to ask anymore questions.

    I hope you inform UC as soon as possible and good luck with getting the disabled child element backdated. How long has your son been receiving DLA if you don't mind me asking?

    I'll just move this over to our Universal Credit category incase you do have further questions
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  • PaulFov
    PaulFov Community member Posts: 4 Listener
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    Hi Jimm it’s approx x2 years that he got award for high rate Thankyou 
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  • Jimm_Scope
    Jimm_Scope Posts: 2,773 Scope online community team
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    So there's been 2 years since he got the higher rate of DLA and now? 

    I'd inform the DWP as soon as possible, tell them when the DLA was awarded from and request backdating if you have not been receiving the disabled child element of Universal Credit. 
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  • PaulFov
    PaulFov Community member Posts: 4 Listener
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    Ok Thankyou 
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