Stupid question about DLA

woozle

When I first applied for my daughter 2 years ago I didn’t understand that it wasn’t about diagnosis and conditions but the impact of these and her care needs.

The explanation is long but put simply; As a result I didn’t fill in mobility at all because although my daughter struggles with it she had no formal diagnosis that I understood as being relevant. 

We’re now looking at her renewal and I’m wondering how to explain this or if I need to or if it’s relevant? I’m worried they’ll compare it to her last claim and be like “uhhhh well you didn’t say she had these issues before so no!”

Since her initial claim we have had a few different diagnoses and I’ve got a much better understanding of what is caused by her conditions and what is just her being clumsy or a typical teenager.

poppy123456

Hi,

A renewal is classed as new claim and you should explain everything about her conditions and they way she's affected. The previous claim makes no difference.

woozle

So they won't get annoyed or cause trouble because I didn't mention the mobility things before?

poppy123456

As advised here

poppy123456 said:

The previous claim makes no difference.

Tori_Scope

Welcome to the community! I hope that's put your mind at ease a bit @woozle Best of luck with the renewal, and please do let us know if you have any further queries. I'm glad that you're feeling more confident about it this time around!