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Disability Living Allowance for Children - Universal Credit UK Explained

Host: Adam Matthews, Social Delivery Manager, Society Matters CIC

In this series of sessions, Social Welfare Trainers from Society Matters CIC explain different aspects of the Welfare Benefits System.

In this seventh session in the series, Adam Matthews discusses the Disability Living Allowance for Children.

The session covers:

  1. Who is eligible
  2. How to apply
  3. What the daytime and nighttime tests are, and how they affect the rates
  4. What supporting evidence is recommended
  5. What other benefits you can claim with DLA
  6. Q&A

Adam has a wealth of experience having worked for Citizens Advice Gateshead and now Society Matters where he manages the training team who give advice and guidance about all aspects of the Benefit System.

You can download or view the Resource Handout below the video for this session.

Video time

30 minutes

Disability Living Allowance for Children - UC | Virtual Village Hall | Royal Voluntary Service

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