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My daughter is still in education, what benefits are there?

jilly2jillyjilly2jilly Member Posts: 1 Listener
edited July 2019 in What benefits am I entitled to?
Evening, I have a 16 year old autistic daughter, she is at a special school she leaves when she is 19.  She won't be able to go to work as she has a learning disability. She is on high rate on pip for both care and mobility.  Is she entitled to anything else, she also lives with me.
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  • poppy123456poppy123456 Community champion Posts: 22,214 Disability Gamechanger
    Hi,

    As long as she remains in full time non advanced education then you'll still be able to claim child benefit and tax credits or UC child element for her. You just need to ring them to tell them that she's staying in full time education.

    Until she leaves she won't be able to claim any other benefit other than PIP.
    Community champion and proud winner of the 2019 empowering others award. This award was given for supporting disabled people and their families for the benefit advice i have given to members here on the community.
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  • Chloe_ScopeChloe_Scope Scope Posts: 10,672 Disability Gamechanger
    Hi @jilly2jilly, welcome to the community! I hope @poppy123456's advice helps. Is there anything else that we could do to help? Please feel free to have a look around the community and let me know if there is anything we can do :)

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