Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is a benefit available to help with personal care and/or getting around.
It is available to children and adults with a disability under 65 years old. Many people have successfully claimed DLA because their child needs help with, for example, washing, dressing or going to the toilet; needs someone to keep an eye on them during the day; needs someone to keep an eye on them at night; cannot get around outdoors without supervision or has a severe mental impairment.
Information on completing the DLA form is available from:
- DirectGov - full information about DLA
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Customer Support Team (Department of Work and Pensions) - details of your nearest team with any questions about DLA.
- The NAS web site
- Sound advice from Cerebra
- In Word or PDF format from the Branch Officer