Disabled children : Free Benefits Check from Entitledto

If you already claim Disability Living Allowance for a child please select the appropriate rate.

The calculator cannot help in giving advice where a child is eligible for Disability Living Allowance but not claiming. The Department for Work and Pensions’ confidential telephone service can provide you with information on local support groups and help with filling out disability claim forms over the telephone. The Benefit Enquiry Line is 0800 88 22 00 (calls are free).

For general information about disability and related benefits please visit the sites on our more advice page.

Child Tax Credit and means-tested benefits are more generous for disabled children. The calculator automatically works out the extra amounts you may be entitled to.

If you claim Disability Living Allowance for a child you also qualify for the disabled child element of Child Tax Credit and a Disabled Child Premium in means-tested benefits. Children getting Disability Living Allowance higher rate care component also receive the severe disability element of Child Tax Credit and an Enhanced Disability Premium in benefits.

If you spend more than 35 hours a week looking after a child receiving Disability Living Allowance you may be able to claim Carer's Allowance.