Dla experts?

[Crawling]

Do you know the difference between low and middle?
How many hours care qualify for middle rate?

just doing DD's DLA form
the contact a family brochure says that LRC is for a child that "needs help for a 'significant portion of the day'. this means for at least an hour most days for example help with washing and getting dressed..."
MRC is for a child that needs 'frequent' help with personal care or 'continual supervision throughout the day'.
HTH

Thank you that helps.

Middle is 'frequent care or supervision throughout the day' or 'care or supervision at night (but not in the day)'

So it isn't a number of hours, per se, it's the fact that the care is spread throughout the day.

Thanks lougle its not about my dd its my own claim but you guys are the best with dla questions.

Adult claims are much harder, because it has to be care with bodily function (which includes supervision), but not just the 'in excess of NT peers' criteria...it's more absolute.

Thank you I was awarded low rate care and low rate mobility and im wondering whether to ask for a reconsideration or not.

this might help you decide.

"For the disability test for the middle rate DLA care component you must satisfy one of the following conditions:

need frequent attention throughout the day in connection with your bodily functions.
need continual supervision throughout the day to avoid substantial danger to you or others.
need prolonged or repeated attention at night in connection with your bodily functions.
need another person to be awake at night for a prolonged period or at frequent intervals to watch over you in order to avoid substantial danger to you or others."

needs - This is help that is reasonably needed, not what is given, nor what is medically essential. This is help to lead as normal a life as possible. This includes help you need outside your home. For example you can be given help to do your own shopping or to take part in "reasonable" social activities.

attention - This is help of an active nature required to be given in your physical presence. This can include help given to you to wash, dress or to go to the toilet. It can also be more indirect help such as signing, reading aloud or prompting and encouragement.

bodily functions - These include hearing, eating, seeing, washing, reading, communicating, walking, drinking, sitting, sleeping, dressing or undressing, using the toilet, shaving, shampooing, help with medication and thinking.

significant - This is around an hour in total.

cooking test - This is a test of whether or not you can cook a main meal for yourself if you have the ingredients (and regardless of whether you are a good cook or not).

frequent - Means more than twice.

throughout - This means spread over the day.

continual - Means regular checking but not non stop supervision; does not have to be constant.

supervision - This is watching over, ready to intervene.

substantial danger- The danger must be real, not just remotely possible.

prolonged - Means some little time (at least 20 minutes).

repeated - Means two or more times.

night - This is when the household has closed down for the night. It is generally the time when an adult is in bed but must be more or less within night-time hours - generally between the hours of 11pm and 7 am.

Thank you it does help.