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Benefits At what age are disabled children eligible for benefits? Birth - parent/carer can make a claim for Disability Living Allowance (DLA) care component. 3 months - DLA care component can be paid. 2 years 9 months - parent/carer can make a claim for DLA mobility component high rate. 3 years - DLA mobility component high rate can be paid. 4 years 9 months - DLA mobility component low rate can be claimed. 5 years - DLA mobility component low rate can be paid. 16 years - Income Support can be claimed if the young person is severely disabled and unlikely to find work if they left school. 16 years - Incapacity Benefit can be claimed if the young person is in education for less than 21 hours per week, or if the education would not be "suitable for a young person without disabilities" (for example, a special needs school). Parents/carers may be able to claim Carer's Allowance benefit if they care for a disabled children for more than 35 hours a week, are not in full-time education or full-time paid work, and not claiming some other benefits (for example, State Pension, Incapacity Benefit). Benefits change all the time so do check the latest regulations. You can get more information from: Disability Alliance Rights Advice Line: 020 7247 8763 Benefits Enquiry Line: 0800 882200 (Northern Ireland: 0800 220674) Back to Information page
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