is my daughter entitled to dla

GlasweJen

The care she gets in a hospital doesn't count. Also if your daughter has to stay in the hospital for extended periods of time you cannot claim DLA or carers allowance for these times (it's all explained in the application pack).

Does your daughter require medications at home?
Does she have a special feeding regime (example tube feeding)?
Does she have any machinery at home to monitor her condition?

If yes, has she needed all this care since birth? You should request the forms anyway, fill them in honestly and get one of the professionals from the hospital to do a report and send it in.

clairec79

dmg24 wrote: »

You stated that age does not matter. This was incorrect, so I clarified. This is especially relevant with babies are they require so much more care/ watching over than older children.

She said your age (ie the mothers age) doesn't matter - which is true if the child has the needs they have those needs whether their mother is 20 or 40

dmg24

clairec79 wrote: »

She said your age (ie the mothers age) doesn't matter - which is true if the child has the needs they have those needs whether their mother is 20 or 40

I know what they said, but if you read their response, it was clear that they were also referring to the age of the child.

Francesca-G

GlasweJen wrote: »

The care she gets in a hospital doesn't count. Also if your daughter has to stay in the hospital for extended periods of time you cannot claim DLA or carers allowance for these times (it's all explained in the application pack).

Does your daughter require medications at home?
Does she have a special feeding regime (example tube feeding)?
Does she have any machinery at home to monitor her condition?

If yes, has she needed all this care since birth? You should request the forms anyway, fill them in honestly and get one of the professionals from the hospital to do a report and send it in.

yes she needs medication at home....
syringe medicine every night, ive had to do injections for her condition and she is getting put on a perscription milk that u cant just buy because she doesnt put weight on

dmg24

Francesca-G wrote: »

yes she needs medication at home....
syringe medicine every night, ive had to do injections for her condition and she is getting put on a perscription milk that u cant just buy because she doesnt put weight on

The injections are relevant, because they are in addition to what a child her age would normally need. However the milk is not really, because other children would still require feeding.

I would get some help in completing the forms.

GlasweJen

OP, you're using the past tense and you mentioned in your OP that the injections didn't work. Does your child need regular injections NOW for her medical condition? Has she needed these injections continuously for the last 12 weeks? Will she need these injections for the next 6 months?

The special formula is irrelevant, it takes no more preparation than regular formula so does not give rise to extra care needs.

babymoo

Francesca, I really feel for you it is such a horrible thing to watch your child being so poorly and your such a young mum to be having to deal with it.

Contact your local CAB hun as they will be able to tell you what you can claim and what you can't. I wasn't aware that you could get DLA for any child under 6 months but I could be wrong. Claiming DLA wont hurt anyone so you may as well try, if you do go ahead and try then contact the welfare rights who will help you to fill in any forms correctly.

Hope everything is ok with your daughter, good luck.

welshmoneylover

I have nothing to add benefits wise but I wish your baby well x

kingfisherblue

Having a child with a severe medical condition is very hard at times - my son had his first surgery at nine hours old. He has received high rate care from threee months old and high rate mobility from three years old - the earliest ages that they can be given.

I would recommend contacting your local Carer's Centre if you have one. They will be able to help you with benefits advice and filling in forms, but perhaps more impotrtantly, they will be able to offer support to you and your family.

If you do receive DLA, remember to inform Child Tax Credits, as there is an additional premium paid - the amount depends on the rate of DLA Care that you receive for your daughter.

You might also want to contact www.cafamily.org.uk - Contact A Family may be able put you in touch with other families who have children with the same condition.

Good luck, and I hope your little one keeps well x

Francesca-G

thanks for the well wishes. it is hard, especially when my first daughter who is now 4 and step-son 5 both had no problems whatsoever its all brand new.
her community nurse will be out next week so ill ask them then which way to go as well.