Hi, my name is Fudge123! Different Rates

Fudge123
Fudge123 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
edited September 2023 in Benefits and income
hi I was wondering if anyone could advise me I have been on universal credit for 5 years and my daughter got dla middle rate for a month a month later got high rate I didn’t inform universal credit as I didn’t know there were two different rates and only just noticed can anyone advise me 

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    You need to put a message on your journal and tell them that your daughter is now claiming high rate care DLA. The higher disabled child element will be paid from the assessment period in which the changes took place. It may take a few weeks for a decision to be made.
  • Fudge123
    Fudge123 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
    Will they back date it as it was my error and it’s been 5years
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    You should receive what is owed to you. You must remember that all changes need to be reported.
  • Fudge123
    Fudge123 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
    thankyou I have updated my journal 
  • Fudge123
    Fudge123 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
    Does this mean they are backdating this to 2008
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    Fudge123 said:
    Does this mean they are backdating this to 2008

    2008? was that a typo and you meant 2018? as i advised, you should be paid what is owed to you.