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 continue to get income-related employment and support allowance as a full-time student. You may also be able to continue to get housing benefit as a full-time student and you may get a disability premium.
•DLA is not means tested.