To apply for DLA for DD when we have a household income of over 300k?

That must be very rare ,most people were moved over to PIP
Generally speaking DLA is children up 16 and PIP for 16 +

Yes - she's lit the touch paper on this one .....thinking it's a troll poster

I wouldn't hesitate.

It's for her, not you. It isn't means tested. It might make access to other services easier later on.

A no brainer.

Me either ,my son is 14 now and he's been getting DLA since he was 3 nobody asks whatsit gets spent on.

My DB gets DLA - he's 28 and has an indefinite award since the age of 11 - so not necessarily.

My guess is that the government will kick the consultation (which has now closed) on PIP reform into the long grass.

Introducing vouchers would be a major change to PIP requiring primary legislation. There was nothing in the King's Speech to give Parliamentary time to this.

Vouchers were a batshit idea dreamed up by a toxic Tory government in its death throes.

Osborne tried to introduce something along the same lines, but much less draconian (disability aids instead of PIP). He got his arse absolutely kicked, ministers were kicked off disability charity boards and Osborne swiftly dropped the idea. Same would happen if Labour went down the vouchers route and Starmer knows this.

My DB has been on DLA since the age of 11 - he's 28 and still gets DLA - an indefinite award. (He has ASD) and my DM uses the DLA for him.

Get all the help you can for her @Milesandmilesandmiles . That's just being a good parent. x

Having the DLA assessment showing her needs will also help you be able to get other support/resources for her.

The Op,s daughter wouldnt Necessarily qualify as it goes off need not diagnosis,and the autism spectrum is huge
But if she does its because has significant needs

I don't think it's means tested if it's the same rules as PIP. So yes, anyone can apply.
I guess some might say you don't 'need' the money, but it's not like your taking it out of someone else's benefits. It's what that benefit is meant for. If they only wanted it to go to low income people then they'd have it means tested.

Yes I do, thank you very much. I have that agreement in front of me (you don't have to sign it and send it back). The four criteria are:

1. You must always act in the best interests of XX when managing and spending the DLA.

1. You must always report any changes in XX circumstances that may affect their entitlement.

1. You must report and changes in your own circumstances that may affect your ability to act as an appointed person.

1. You must not take a fee or any payment for acting as the appointed person for XX.

Absolutely zero about them auditing or needing to keep proof of expenditure.

True. There isn’t and never has been.🙄

It’s blatantly untrue that’s why.

there is no such guidance or audit.

It’s very unlikely to happen. Vouchers are very, very expensive, and admin heavy.

The new government are more interested in sorting out working age sickness benefits.

The rules with those may well change. They see more people in work as a help to growing the economy.

that is absolutely untrue.

That is not what DLA is for.

That’s grossly short sighted of you.

I have seen the opposite on those groups every day i see people trying to put claims in for the flimisiest of reasons ,with zero evidence of any disabilities, then getting irate when they get knock backed ,

I remember that! I'm no fan of KP but the free taxi was for her severely disabled son, not her, in order he got to school. And as she said at the time, she was one of the taxpayers that the DM readers complained she was ripping off!

And yes David Cameron claimed it for Ivan, who also had considerable NHS treatment. OP don't worry about claiming it, it's for your daughter not you.

Don’t be so sure. The consultation paper is due to close and the new government is looking very carefully at the results. They’ve been tight lipped when it comes to disability benefits, and as always, the disabled are the low hanging fruit when it comes to cuts. Labour doesn’t necessarily equal fair.

I was joking about the school fees issue. I know it wouldn't touch the sides.

As a parent with a neurodiverse DC in PS I know how little sympathy we get on here.

I think I am old school - I see benefits as something you apply for when you need it. Parenting a neurodiverse child is challenging. So the OP may need money down the road, but for now seems able to cover the costs.

Absolutely claim. We are in a similar boat and claim. It is used specifically for disability related needs. The literal purpose of it.

The pot isn’t limited if you’re entitled to it. People have to fight for all disability benefits because that’s the way they are designed - that’s nothing to do with their income and everything to do with whether their condition satisfies the strict eligibility conditions. No one is going to miss out of they need it.

Thank you. I was getting bemused by all the misinformation. People may disapprove of disability payments, but the rules have been there since the 90’s.🙄

You should and if it makes any difference as a tax payer I am more than happy. Disability support is a right not a privilege. By not claiming it you could inadvertently be adding to the stigma. I think we have a moral responsibility for people with disabilities as society.