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Uc dla pip ect. My sons just got dla. Will this make any difference to my stuff?

Sharkey26

So I’m on uC I get both enhanced pip and I get the UC not to work money bit
my sons just got dla high care low mobility will this make any difference to my stuff? Can I lose him becouse we both need care?

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calcotti

If you are getting the child element for your son included in your UC you should report the DLA award to them including when the award starts from. You will be entitled to the higher disabled child element as an extra item in your UC and it should be backdated to the DLA start date. It's an extra £414.88/month.

Sharkey26

Will that make a difference to my not working part of it? Also thank you for telling me this
I put on my journal? Do u no when will get checked so I no I did it right or not please?

calcotti

Sharkey26 said:

Will that make a difference to my not working part of it? Also thank you for telling me this
I put on my journal? Do u no when will get checked so I no I did it right or not please?

If you are referring to the LCWRA element - no. The disabled child element is just extra in top of whatever else you already get.

Put the journal note in as payment query, I think they get looked at more quickly. Just put something along the lines of:

My child (or one of my children) who is included on my claim had just been awarded DLA at high rate Care and low rate Mobility. The award start date is xxxx. I understand that this may increase my UC entitlement and would be grateful if you would review my award accordingly.

poppy123456

Sharkey26 said:

Can I lose him becouse we both need care?

No, absolutely not. There's lots of disabled people that are parents and continue to care for their children as well as claiming disability benefits. This applies to children that also need extra care.

calcotti

Thanks, poppy. Overlooked that part of the opening post.

Sharkey26

Oh thank goodness he’s everything to me
thank you both for messaging to help me

calcotti

Thanks, Alice. I didn’t know there was a place for that under the children section.

Sharkey26

Thank you so much Alice

Sharkey26

Do you no how long it takes for them to put the dla thing on our universal credit claim as they have not done anything to change

poppy123456

If you mean the disabled child element, then before they can pay you any money that's owed they need to recalculate your past statements to work out exactly how much is owed. Once this is done you'll receive a letter on your journal telling you how much they owe you. It often takes a few weeks for them to do this. Once it's paid it takes 3-5 working days to go into your bank.

The extra element should be added to your next statement and you'll receive the extra money each month going forward.

Sharkey26

Ok thank you for that information I keep thinking I did it wrong as can’t find it saying child on dla anywhere on my universal credit and I can’t cope as they don’t give me a time frame of when it will change so I can check it’s on it thank u so much I will wait couple weeks

poppy123456

When you receive your statement telling you what elements are included you will see it saying "disabled child element higher rate £414.88. If you haven't received a statement since you last posted here, then that will be why you can't see it.

Once your past statements are recalculated they will replace your current ones so you may want to take screenshots of your existing ones before they're replaced.

If you don't recieve a letter in the next week put a message onto your journal under the payment section and ask about the money that's owed for the higher disabled child element.

Sharkey26

Ok thank you so much for your help

L_Volunteer

You are welcome @Sharkey26. Help is the very least you deserve. If you have any more questions, please don't hesitate to let us know. We are all here for you

Sharkey26

Thank u so much 😊

L_Volunteer

You are welcome @Sharkey26. How are you today? I hope you are well but if you need anything, you know where we all are

Sharkey26

Well they have now said it is going to a decision maker as I reported it late but I only reported it late as the dwp hadn’t told me about it until then and now I feel like i have done something rong but I don’t no how I could of done it sooner then that I’m so confused

poppy123456

It's perfectly normal for it to go to a decision maker. I wouldn't worry too much because you could report something that didn't exist at the time. A decision maker will need to recalculate your past statements anyway before they know exactly how much they owe you.

calcotti

Sharkey26 said:

Well they have now said it is going to a decision maker ....and now I feel like i have done something rong ..

It has to go to a DM for a decision to be made.

Sharkey26

Ok thank you everyone

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