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Hi Everyone,

Can anyone give me some guidance here please. How do you organise your FC DLA? DOes it al go straight to savings to be used for equipment etc? If yes how does that work. Can you access it or do you have to beg SW for access to the ££ needed for pieces of equipment?

If not how do you organise it and are there any guidelines?

Thanks

Families I have worked with have put it in a child's account & used it for stuff for the child as needed.

yes my mum gets it for the child she has, and she outs it into his account, but he is older, so has some access to it.

puts it into his account

Thanks. Seems everybody does it differently. Often it goes into a separate account in carer's name and regularly just goes into the pot and child get what they need from that.

Seems you are not allowed to save it extensively and it should be being used to help and support the child and also to cover other 'hidden' expenses like extra heating/washing clothing etc.

Thanks for your input. x

Hi there, I have just claimed DLA for the first time . Its for my Lo who has severe autism. Its going to be paid into my own account and then split into two.....half to pay weekly to childminder for days respite (much needed) and other £ to put into online account i manage for Lo to buy special clothes (Lo is a houdini) etc I intend to make sure all monies that i need to spend is documeneted for Sw etc. Hope this helps. x

Thanks x