disabled child premium?

Blackpool_Saver

You need to report this as a change of circumstances to all your benefit providers for 2 reasons

A/ you will get more money added to your benefits

B/ It is a change of circumstances/income.

I am glad you will be getting this help.

I agree it is odd how the PC brigade allow this to still be used isn't it?

Blackpool_Saver

happymumto2 wrote: »

Perhaps you would like to come and wash the excrement off my walls every day. Wouldn't swap my son for all the tea in China, but AS disorders are a disability. What an ignorant and uneducated comment.

I think that was meant kindly not unkindly.

My son has ASD issues of many kinds and it does mean he is gifted in many areas, but there is no doubt he is also disabled in others.

di3004

Hi there

My son is 14 and has Aspergers syndrome, anxiety disorders and learning difficulties, he has high rate DLA and low rate mobility.

His premium gets paid within the child tax credits and not my hubbys income based JSA, I take it in this case then its paid within child tax credits, is that correct.
Then as I am a carer for my son, we receive the carer premium within the JSA.

Only to say to the OP, have you also informed Tax Credits, they should backdate on the disability premium.;)

glitterfairy_2

Thankyou again for all of your replies, i have been in touch with income support today, they confirmed that we are entitled to the disabled child premium, when i asked how long this would take, the man was very non-commital though! i have also applied for carers allowance so hopefully i am just about on top of it all.
I must just say, to anybody who is put off applying for DLA by the forms, please do apply if you think you or your child are eligible. i had the forms for over a year and put it off, thinking that it would automatically be refused, and that we would then have the stress of appealing on top of everything else. As it turned out, DIAL helped me with the forms, and my son was awarded it straightaway, with no appeal. I do wish i had done it earlier now, i am hoping we may be able to pay for a tutor to come in to help him with certain subjects, as he is very bright but falling down in his sets at school, as he drifts off into his own world all the time. thanks again...