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If a child moved from middle care to high care, is the extra amount backdated?

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kev121
kev121 Community member Posts: 4 Listener
edited September 2021 in Universal Credit (UC)
Hi does anyone know if a child gets moved from middle care £128 to high care £402 if the extra amount gets backdated from universal credit . Thanks 

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  • calcotti
    calcotti Community member Posts: 10,010 Disability Gamechanger
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    The change to UC should be backdated to the beginning of the assessment period in which the change in the rate of a DLA took place.
    Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.

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