Can someone please summarise for me what will be happening to children's DLA?

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Because I'm currently feeling confused and overwhelmed (by lots of things in general).

DS currently receives high rate care (have not applied for mobility) which needs renewing in December. He has ASD.

What's happening with DLA for children?

I try not to worry but without DLA and carer's allowance we would be living in poverty so I need to take my ead out of the sand and face facts.

as far as I'm aware, nothing . . . yet. There has been a consultation recently about adult DLA and we are waiting for the outcome, although this is likely to change to the PIP I think sometime in the next couple of years bringing in assessments as well as forms. I would imagine at some point after that they will look at changing it for children as well. I don't think at the moment we have a really clear idea of what will happen and when, but for now, things stay as they are.

im worried too i expect we all are, and im a carer for DH whos disabled as well as a DS with ASD so it is a big worry, im trying to put it to the back of my mind for now if we dont get HR mobility for my DH then we wont be able to get a car on motability either its essential to us i cant afford a car any other way , so really do know how you feel but i guess like all depts of government they will just let us stew like we do for everything else

Thanks for these replies. I thought I was maybe missing some up to date information but it seems not!

The irony is no one wants to have to claim these benefits, but they are a lifeline to a lot of vulnerable people, people who do not have the times, means or energy to protest as much as other groups in society do. I would love for DS to skip into school every morning and me to be able to go off to work and him be in childcare but that's not how life is for us.

I am tired from him keeping me up at night, in pain from picking him up at the weekend and doing my back in, sad his peers are all progessing socially and he isn't, worried about how he's doing in the playground now i know he's being picked on for wearing nappies.....
He's anxious, worn down and ready for a break from school, upset about children not being nice to him....

Urgh. I'm having a sad day today.