Universal credit & Child disability payment

Ainsley_83

Hi everyone! I applied for Scottish child disability payments for my son in March 2022. I got a letter today with an award of low rate care for him and backdated monies owed from March till 7th July when he was awarded. I made a change in my online journal of universal credit and reported the child disability payments being awarded on the 7th July 2022. I had a message pop up on screen asking me to call them within 5 days to explain why I was reporting the change so late or I may face being overpaid! I'm sorry but I didn't get the letter till today. I also left a message on my journal stating he was awarded on the 7th July 2022, and received the letter today 11th July 2022. Is there anything else I can do, or have I done everything I should have done?

calcotti

These messages follow a standard format. The decision will not result in an overpayment of UC. Nonetheless if you have been asked to ring them you need to do so.

You should now get a child disability element added to your UC and they should backdate it to the date the SCDP starts from.

Biblioklept

You've done everything fine @Ainsley_83 it comes up automatic when you report a change that happened outside of your assessment period, so although you only found out on 11th it was backdated to March. The call will be just for you to confirm this like calcotti said

Ainsley_83

Thank you! It's been with a decision maker for a week now, will see if they award me the child disability element of uc. 

L_Volunteer

Have you been awarded it yet @Ainsley_83? I appreciate it has been a little while since you last posted on this thread now