DRO personal injury compensation

Mrs_moany

Hi,

I applied for a DRO Jan 24. 

I was in a car crash which wasn't my fault may 22. Today they have finally accepted liability and agreed on a compensation figure which is £8350. 


Can anyone advise if this will cause my DRO to be revoked? I have done multiple searches but wanted to get updated advice. 

I am disabled with two Sen kids and this money could go far to pay for physical help in many ways to improve our lives however I am unsure exactly what will happen in regards to my DRO and it is causing me overwhelming anxiety. 

The money should be in my account in 4-6 weeks and I plan to call the company who issued my DRO straight away however I cannot spend the next 4-6 worrying about this. 

My DRO is due to end in 9 weeks time. 

Thank you so much in advance 

sourcrates

This is what the guidance says:

A settlement for a Personal Injury

Sometimes this will not affect your DRO even if it is large. The DRO guidance says:

Personal injury payments received during the [DRO year] will be dealt with depending on the composition of the payments (special and general damages). If the compensation relates solely to general damages and is received during the moratorium period, this will not adversely affect the DRO so long as the funds are used only for living expenses and not converted into tangible assets.

Your solicitor will be able to explain whether you are getting general or special damages, or a mixture. Broadly general damages are compensation for pain and injury and these will be ignored by the OR but you shouldn’t use the money to buy an asset until your DRO has ended.

Mrs_moany

Thank you so so much. That is greatly reassuring. I have lots of things I need to buy / pay for but none of them are assets. 

Thank you again!