Will CA on UC be backdated too, after successful DLA appeal for daughter?
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yayalabell
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My daughter was awarded middle rate dla in 2018, I started the appeal in 2019 and was awarded high rate in 2021. I am also on universal credit. Does this mean that the carers element on universal credit would be backdated too? I've searched the Internet but can't find much information on this matter.
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Hi and welcome glad you have been given some advice and hope this answers your query
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Welcome to the community @yayalabell Just to let you know, I've renamed your post and moved it into our UC category, so that other members will be able to find it more easily.
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If she was getting the mid rate care component surely you were already entitled to the carer element.
Are you actually asking about the severely disabled child element?Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK. -
calcotti said:If she was getting the mid rate care component surely you were already entitled to the carer element.
Are you actually asking about the severely disabled child element? -
Tori_Scope said:Welcome to the community @yayalabell Just to let you know, I've renamed your post and moved it into our UC category, so that other members will be able to find it more easily.
I hope that the above advice has been helpful? Please let us know if you have any further questions. -
Username_removed said:You need to ask for it to be added and then ask for a review of every single decision i.e. each monthly one so that it’s included. They will undoubtedly refuse so then you’re into a further challenge. Don’t be put off by that.
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yayalabell said:calcotti said:If she was getting the mid rate care component surely you were already entitled to the carer element.
Are you actually asking about the severely disabled child element?
The disabled child element has two different rates and is a premium for having a disabled child on your claim. The lower rate is £128.25 and the higher rate is £400.29 a month.
This should be backdated to the date the higher level of DLA has been backdated to. So you should receive the difference between the two rates backdated to when the high-rate care began.Community Manager
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