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annjackson1 · 28/03/2025 06:51

Hi , my child recieved dla inormed uc and gave them the date they started receiving it the date i requested the forms when i found out she had been accepted they started to add the disabled element and careers element i have been receiving that part for 7 month . however i was unaware i had to ask for the back date separately . someone has told me recently that i had to ask for the backdate separately . As i told uc when i originally found out she was accepted for dla and told them what date she started to receiving it when i found out . Is it worth trying to ask for the back-payment now as they never informed me when i put in a change of circumstances to write in my journal to get it backdated or do you think its too late ?
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StrivingForSleep · 28/03/2025 09:05

It is worth asking.

BadgerHawk · 28/03/2025 19:49

Yeah ask. Will go to a decision maker. Just explain you didn’t request for backdating earlier as you weren’t aware you were entitled to do so.

Kikisweb · 03/04/2025 21:42

It's worth asking - turned out I had been eligible for carers element for years, we got just under £6k back payment.

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