Old Child Tax Credit PLUS Child Benefit V’s Applying for Young Adult’s Benefit/s In Own Name

[ThePlumVan]

Dd 19 & on enhanced Pip - attends college for life skills - will likely continue this until mid 20’s. Unlikely to ever gain paid employment.

I get £84 Child Benefit (4 weekly) and £194 child tax credit under the legacy benefit.
Nothing else - no WTC or EMA due to my salary.

I’ve been told she can move over to adult benefits - anyone had positive or negative experiences of dealing with this transition for their SEN children?

Thanks in advance x

It was a very positive experience for us. My 17 year old is on enhanced pip and UC. She didn't move to college at 16 so we weren't entitled to child benefit, but she's better off being on UC anyway. I asked to be an appointee for her and that was no issue, and I receive all her benefits to my account as she can't manage money herself. She was initially awarded the basic element, then it took around 3 months for an assessment for her to get the limited capability for work element. I did the phone assessment as she can't talk over the phone.

She now gets around £600 a month, plus her pip. I had to submit a couple of fit notes to start off with but now I don't have to do anything. It was easier than applying for pip, tbh.

My DS moved to UC when he left college - for us it made sense to stick to tax credits until he left, as I got a decent amount in WTC/CTC due to working p/t. I'm his appointee and it was straightforward to get UC. We sent sick notes initially, then he had a paper assessment for LCWRA so didn't need a phone assessment. He receives the benefits into an account in his own name, although in practice I do all the money management (I know his online login).

We don't have to do any ongoing tasks to get the UC - it is paid into his account every month. He gets £600 a month UC and £608 every 4 weeks PIP. No rent element as he still lives at home.