Scottish child disability payment

courtneyV
courtneyV Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
edited August 24 in Benefits and income

hi I applied for child disability payment for my son 11 weeks ago and I’m still awaiting a decision. How long did it take you to hear back? he’s away to be one in three weeks. I’m also wondering if we can apply for the UC side of it too and how is that affected if myself and his father are both working?

Thanks in advance

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  • Mary_Scope
    Mary_Scope Posts: 5,516 Scope Online Community Children and Family Specialists

    Hi @courtneyV and a warm welcome to the community from me!

    Unfortunately there is a big backlog at the moment but hopefully you won't be waiting too much longer!

    You can apply for Universal Credit in the meantime even though both of you are working as it takes your combined total earnings into account to determine your entitlement so you may still be entitled to something.

    But for the Disabled Child Element and potentially a Carer Element to be added to your claim, you would need your child disability payment to be successful first.

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