UC disabled child element

[Femmefatele]

Hi I have discovered today that I have been missing out on the difference between lower and higher disabled child element of UC

I am currently only getting the lower rate but in July 2022 my child was awarded the higher rate care component of DLA which means I should have been getting the higher rate on UC but didn’t know about this

I have updated UC today with a change of circumstance but does anyone know whether they will back pay the difference from july 2022 till now
thanks for any and all responses

Did this get resolved? Going through similar now and not sure what to expect

Unfortunately no, they don't backdate. You're allowance will be updated in a few days and the new payment will show on your next cycle. I did exactly the same thing last year

https://www.rightsnet.org.uk/forums/viewthread/19333/#91355

This might help. The poster says:

"In the end we hedged our bets by asking for an any time revision under Regulation 12 of the UC, PIP, JSA and ESA (D & A) Regs or, if UC viewed it as a supersession, backdating under Schedule 1, paragraph 31 of the same Regs.
It seems to have worked as we have a positive decision - I think it has been viewed as a supersession."

You'll need to give a reason why you didn't inform them in good time.