Chapter 3: Disability living allowance
This chapter covers:
1. What is disability living allowance (
here)
2. Who is eligible (
here)
3. Amount of benefit (
here)
4. Claiming disability living allowance (
here)
5. Challenging a decision (
here)
6. Other benefits and tax credits (
here)
Basic facts
– Disability living allowance (DLA) is paid to disabled people who need personal care or who have mobility difficulties.
- You must be under 16 to make a new claim.
– Getting DLA allows you to claim universal credit as a full-time student, provided you satisfy certain other conditions.
– Getting DLA allows you to claim income-related employment and support allowance as a full-time student. You may also be able to claim housing benefit as a full-time student and you may get a disability premium.
– DLA is not means tested.