Dla

[itsmee12]

Hi all my daughter has recently been awarded dla, I received a back payment of £1,740.45. Just wonder is her first payment in this too and could anyone work out what rate she had been awarded as I’m struggling to work it out I haven’t had any letter as of yet. I requested for the form by phone on the 17th February 2025 and they received it on the 28th feb i then received the back up payment on 18th of June. Can anyone work this out please thanks 🙂

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Hi 🙂 Thanks for sharing those details — I can help you work out a rough estimate based on the information you’ve given.

Here’s what we know:

• DLA form requested: 17th February 2025
• Form received by DWP: 28th February 2025
• Back payment received: 18th June 2025
• Back payment amount: £1,740.45
• No award letter received yet

📌 Key DLA Backdating Info:

For Child DLA, payments usually begin from the date the form was received — in your case, 28th February 2025.

Back payments are typically calculated from that date up until the date they start regular ongoing payments — often around the date you receive your first payment (in your case, 18th June).

That’s roughly 15 weeks of back pay.

Step 1: Work Out the Number of Weeks

From 28th February to 18th June 2025 is:

• 15 weeks (or about 3.5 months)

Step 2: Divide Back Payment by Number of Weeks

£1,740.45 ÷ 15 weeks = £116.03 per week

Step 3: Compare with 2025 DLA Weekly Rates (from April 2025)

Component
Rate per week (2025/26)
Care (Lowest)
~£28.70
Care (Middle)
~£72.65
Care (Highest)
~£108.55
Mobility (Lower)
~£28.70
Mobility (Higher)
~£75.75
So if your total back pay works out to ~£116/week, that suggests your daughter was likely awarded:

• Middle Care (£72.65) + Lower Mobility (£28.70) = £101.35/week
• OR
• High Care only (£108.55)
• OR possibly Middle Care + Mobility from older weeks (pre-April rates slightly lower)

But given the exact weekly amount (£116.03), it’s most likely:

✅ Middle Rate Care (£72.65) + Lower Rate Mobility (£28.70)
Total = £101.35, OR
✅ High Rate Care only, possibly with a couple of extra days paid or a slight rate adjustment for pre-April.

It’s not likely to include High Rate Mobility, or the total would be higher (around £184–£200/week).

Summary:

• Backdated from: 28 Feb 2025
• Paid for approx: 15 weeks
• Weekly amount (estimated): £116.03
• Most likely awarded rate:
• Middle Rate Care + Lower Rate Mobility
• OR
• High Rate Care only

Once your award letter arrives, it will break this down clearly by rate and dates — but based on the math, this should be a fairly close estimate.

Let me know if you’d like help budgeting it or understanding the future payments. 😊

And this is why ChatGPT should not be relied on.

When parents call for the DLA form and return it by the date given, DLA is backdated from when they called.

The rates in the pp are not the rates for 25/26. They are for 24/25.

£1740.45 is MRC/LRM.
7 weeks at the 24/25 rates. (£72.65 + £28.70) x 7 ‎ = £709.45
10 weeks at the 25/26 rates. (£73.90 + £29.20) x 10 ‎ = £1,031
£709.45 + £1,031 ‎ = £1,740.45

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Ok thanks is the first payment also in with the back payment and will that be the date I will receive it every 4 weeks

The back pay covers the period up to when the decision was made. The first proper payment will be paid in 4 weeks in July - that payment will cover now because DLA is paid in arrears. The date will change because it is 4 weekly rather than monthly.