Disability Living Allowance and Jobseekers' Allowance (Income Based

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

My son's girlfriend has applied for DLA.

If she gets it, will it affect her Jobseekers' Allowance?

Like wot above said


You don't say what level she hopes to get it, or whether you/they share a home. As you've heard, it isn't means tested. So yup, you can claim Jobseekers and be available for work. And work and get Disability Living Allowance.

But there's a little catch. DLA comes in a number of flavours (non of them chocky chip ice cream flavour). Mobility. It's designed to help people get more mobile or get help with mobility. Two levels there, lower rate, and higher rate. Higher rate mobility may entitle her to amongst other things, free public transport. And she keeps the money. Lower rate isn't much - not much more than 15 quid a week, but it'll do no more than pay for a few bus fares to work per week.

Then there's motobility on Higher Rate - paying for a limited lease and/or blue badge and car. Well over my head. I'm on lower rate However dig around the forums and you'll find a fuller explanation.

Care component comes in three flavours. Lower, Middle and Higher. If you share a home, and she gets middle or higher, you may be entitled to claim carers allowance, but how much you would get depends on whether you claim income support together.

That's what if. What's a definite 'if' is I really hope she had an advice center help her. Everyone I know online who didn't, failed.

Would you not get a disability premium top-up to the JSA award?

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

Hi thanks for your replies.

I didn't think it would affect her JSA. I don't think she will get more than the lower rate in both (she is diagnosed with Aspergers' Syndrome), but every little helps.

She and my son do not live together (she lives with her mum) and she has no children.

She was advised to apply for it by a Disability Advisor; however she left it too late to get professional help before the date on the form , so between us (her, our son, and my husband and myself) have done the best we can.

We have said how her condition affects her everyday life, neither minimising nor maximising her condition, and answered all the questions.

She also has sent in a report on her condition done by an Ed Psych; we have referred to this when filling in the form.

If she is unsuccessful we will advise her to appeal and this time get professional help!

Thanks once again.

Hi there

And good luck with this.

My son age 14 has Aspergers syndrome, also has anxiety disorders, where he has DLA due to his needs, help, personal care etc etc.

I know every person who has this varies from one to another, but we were turned down for DLA for him at first, and went to tribunal, where then it was awarded for him, it seems to be common at first with being turned down, but if this is the case, keep it going.

Good luck, I see the other posters have given useful and helpful advice, fingers crossed.;)