adhd and asd diagnoses - benefits question

k2020

hi my son has been diagnosed with ADHD and ASD we are about to send dla form off this week  but i wanted to know can you apply for extra tax credits, council tax reduction and that  if you haven't been awarded DLA ? can you get them with sending of the diagnoses letters?.

Alice_Holt

Not without a DLA award.

https://contact.org.uk/help-for-families/information-advice-services/benefits-financial-help/disability-living-allowance/tips-on-completing-the-dla-form/

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/sick-or-disabled-people-and-carers/disability-living-allowance/help-with-your-dla-claim/help-with-dla-form/

k2020

ok thank you just one last question do taxcredits council tax etc back date it from the time i applied for dla or from the time i got awarded dla ?

carly

Can I ask how long roughly it took you to get a referral and /or diagnosis.  I know it varies according to postcode but a rough idea would help enormously.   We are at the very beginning of the process. 

poppy12345

k2020 said:

ok thank you just one last question do taxcredits council tax etc back date it from the time i applied for dla or from the time i got awarded dla ?

As your son is a child I wouldn't expect you to receive any reduction in your council tax, even if he's awarded DLA because he's still a child. 

For child tax credits if awarded DLA then yes it will be from the start of the DLA award.

k2020

carly said:

Can I ask how long roughly it took you to get a referral and /or diagnosis.  I know it varies according to postcode but a rough idea would help enormously.   We are at the very beginning of the process. 

hi 
it took 2 and half years it was a long progress , very annoying and had to wait months between each appointment, my son had his appointment dec 2023 and then waited to  September 2024 last month to get his next appointment .   started the progress year 7 and he in year 10 now . also got to go through the progress with my other child but he is a lot younger but im dreading it. 

peteuk

poppy12345 said:

k2020 said:

ok thank you just one last question do taxcredits council tax etc back date it from the time i applied for dla or from the time i got awarded dla ?

As your son is a child I wouldn't expect you to receive any reduction in your council tax, even if he's awarded DLA because he's still a child. 

For child tax credits if awarded DLA then yes it will be from the start of the DLA award.

@poppy12345 just so I am clear in my mind - CTC is ending and so no new claims can be made (is this correct) also you can only claim CTC if claiming WTC (again please correct me if wrong) 

Will the DLA award be back dated to the point of first claiming (like PIP) equally for the OP - are you expecting this to be back dated to the start of your long journey in diagnosis?

marcia_

carly said:

Can I ask how long roughly it took you to get a referral and /or diagnosis.  I know it varies according to postcode but a rough idea would help enormously.   We are at the very beginning of the process. 

 Average time waiting in my area for assessment is 4 years. 

poppy12345

peteuk said:

poppy12345 said:

k2020 said:

ok thank you just one last question do taxcredits council tax etc back date it from the time i applied for dla or from the time i got awarded dla ?

As your son is a child I wouldn't expect you to receive any reduction in your council tax, even if he's awarded DLA because he's still a child. 

For child tax credits if awarded DLA then yes it will be from the start of the DLA award.

@poppy12345 just so I am clear in my mind - CTC is ending and so no new claims can be made (is this correct) also you can only claim CTC if claiming WTC (again please correct me if wrong) 

Will the DLA award be back dated to the point of first claiming (like PIP) equally for the OP - are you expecting this to be back dated to the start of your long journey in diagnosis?

Of course no new claims for Tax credits are possible. The OP said can you apply for "extra" tax credits so I inferred they were already claiming Tax Credits. I don't believe everyone has yet migrated to UC. 

No, DLA won't be awarded from the start of their long journey. It's awarded from the date they rang to start the claim.