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

It'll still affect her daughter when it comes to claiming benefits

In which case it’s just swings and roundabouts, isn’t it? How about they spend the DLA money on daughter’s disability expenses, but save an identical amount from their own salaries for her future, does that suit you? 😂

It's a maximum of £108 per week which doesn't buy much care. I have a friend who pays £25 per hour for care.

I would definitely apply. Although you will have to reapply for PIP. And put it in a bank account for her.

I’m not blaming pensioners, if you read my post I say absolutely it’s not their fault. It’s the way the system has developed. We need to look at the big picture instead of blaming groups that have little or no political power. And like it or not the amount of money paid out by the state to pensioners far outstrips anyone else. So if we are discussing whether it’s right for a well off family to claim DLA for their child, if we are saying such benefits should be means tested (which many people on here seem to support) then we should also be looking at other non means tested welfare payments, which includes both pensioners and NHS care more generally. I personally think it’s right that the welfare programs I mentioned aren’t means tested and I would like to see social care included in that list, as I think that’s really medical care by another name. But if we are going to have these conversations then we need to be honest with ourselves about where our taxes are really being spent.

Its none means tested so doesnt matter how much money you have in the bank, if The Op,s daughter is eligible ,she will get an award

How fo they get through?
You can't just say hey my child's disabled please give me DLA and they give it to you have to provide proof.
Don't get me wrong plenty of people will put in an application for the flimsiest of reasons ( as I said previously I see it daily on a Facebook dla group I'm on) and it frustrates me aa they clog up the system but they don't get awarded and they get irate about it.

DLA is because children with extra needs need more support. For example I got 3 hours sleep last night… a regular occurrence… so I personally would struggle to hold down a full time job! She also needs a phone to monitor her blood sugars, the DLA pays for her phone, she also needs lots of other things to manage her disability so it pays for those things.

Technically DLA is supposed to support your child/you… it isn’t supposed to be saved.. but there’s nothing stopping you spending the DLA on things she’s needs and putting ‘other’ money aside for her for when she’s older!

My dd doesn't have an income either..I don't not feed her because of this.

DLA is not means tested. As with several other state benefits a person's income and capital are irrelevant. Anyway, it is the OP who has the income, not her daughter.

Again, it isn't a case of "if you need the money". If it was based on monetary need it would be means tested.

There is a lot of misinformation on this thread!

My DH has been getting DLA/PIP for 25-30 years. We have never had to prove anything other than his disability and how it impacts his life. No auditing of spend, no means testing to check whether we "need the money".

It’s not something you just apply for to save for her future .. it’s if you really need the money to help with her care

I agree. It’s total rubbish.🙄

You earn 300K and what to claim a state benefit? No

Ah but do you have an issue with people who use private healthcare or private school? If they can afford to save the state money - should they?

The social contract is that everyone can access benefits that are not means tested - PIP/DLA, School, NHS etc. Not based on whether you can afford to cover it yourself.

The NHS is chronically underfunded - by your line of thinking, if you are wealthy enough to pay for yourself, it is immoral to use the NHS....It does not work that way!

I would. You pay more than enough in tax to fund it and are still comfortably funding the majority. Your child will then have access to potential support. It’s a passport benefit. It’s not means tested yet for those reasons - as it stands.

And the rich get richer.

I couldn't do this in your position. Too much of a social conscience.

You’ll be a pensioner one day yourself. Who will you blame then ?

I know! If you read both posts I have mentioned this i you will see nowhere have I said the appointee does have to justify expenditure. Quite the opposite.

You would have signed the appointee agreement at the beginning, to say you understand your responsibilities as such. Occasionally DWP will send out an appointee review form but they’re not interested in how the money is spent because you’ve agreed to spend it for the benefit of the disabled person.

The money is for the child and extra costs associated. Your salary doesn’t come into it- it’s not means tested and even if it were the money isn’t yours as such.

I would apply- that’s was it’s there for and I’m a fraud manager.

I’ve had this as l’m the appointee for my mums’ attendance allowance. It’s just a reinforcement of the original appointee agreement and gives the appointee the chance to ask about anything they’re unsure of. As has been said, there is no legislation to control what the money is spent on and no responsibility on the appointee to justify expenditure.

This is spot on. DWP literature states that Child DLA is not intended to be saved for future needs, beyond saving it for specific purchases to benefit the child. It points out that as the benefit is paid to the parents as appointees, any savings resulting from it would be taken into account for other means tested benefits. Savings are also taken into consideration by LA’s when deciding eligibility for disabled facilities grants, so any decision to save should be considered for it’s impact on other things.

DLA do sometimes send a review of appointee letter. It is the BF57B letter/form. It asks you to sign saying you understand your responsibilities. And it gives you a box to write in if you don’t understand something, want to ask something or want more information - and a box to include your contact number so they can contact you about anything you write in said box. It doesn’t ask about expenditure.