dla and ni number

[hungryhippo21]

just looking through the beast and it says in the notes about claiming you need childs ni number and to get in touch with local social security office. I thought you didnt get one until you were nearly 16 or am i being really thick.Do you have to get your lo,s or just leave it blank?

Its a number that they use on all correspondence with DLA. I'm not entirely sure but I think it's the same that will eventually be used for their national insurance number- same format- AB123456C. I don't think you are expected to know it before you apply if your child is under 16- I think they inform you when they write back. Not sure though.

hungryhippo

I've literally just finished and sent mine off, and like you i couldn't find it anywhere either. It said in my notes to phone the local social security - which i did - who didn't know what on earth i was on about

I just left it blank so here's hoping....

hungryhippo

I've literally just finished and sent mine off, and like you i couldn't find it anywhere either. It said in my notes to phone the local social security - which i did - who didn't know what on earth i was on about

I just left it blank so here's hoping....

Only meant to post that once, obviously

meggymoosmum how long did it take you, i am on page 6 of typed a4 paper. It takes longer than a flipping uni essay arrgghh in fact just done a word count we are on 3426 and have the main sections to go perhaps i am waffling

They won't tell you the NI number, but expect you to know it, lol.

I phoned to ask for it, and they said they couldn't tell me! I left DD's blank and DD has just been awarded High rate care, so it didn't affect her application.

Her award notice has a reference number on it, though, and that must be her NI number, because it is in the format XY123456Z.

It took 7 weeks to receive a decision, which is half of what I was told by the advisor. Having said that, I did include lots of letters from different assessments, etc., so I presume that they didn't need to get further evidence from anywhere, which is what can take the time.

I've just looked at what I sent in, and the word count was 8150! so don't worry about how long it is.

I left it blank on my son's dla application, the acknowledgment letter had his freshly issued nino on and we had a grant of dla in just over two weeks, so would not worry about it.

I printed out 21 pages in the end, but i did use a seperate page for each 'part'. It took me about 4 weeks, dipping in and out and also two mammouth sessions. I also followed the cerebra guide. Keep at it, you'll be so relieved once its done

They will put the NI number on any correspondence they send you after you send the form off

I thought I got it off the child benefit letter but maybe that was a different number!

magso, they ask for your child benefit number on the second page, but your child's NI number on the first