Universal credit for 16yr old with severe learning disability

[MommySENson]

Hi

Can someone please help, can my son claim UC at 16 he’s got Autism, ADHD, severe learning disability and is non verbal. He’s still in school until he’s 19. I don’t claim benefits due to me and husband wages combine. Can my son claim it in his own right???

Thanks

Contact have lots of useful information here and here.

For a 16 year old who is still in full time education to be able to claim UC they need to be in receipt of DLA/PIP and have LCW/LWCRA established prior to them starting their course (or meet one of the other criteria which don’t apply here).

In order to establish LCW/LWCRA in advance of DS starting his next course you can make a credits only New Style ESA claim.

Thanks for you message DS is receiving DLA and we are applying for PIP. He’s at this school since he was about 5 years old, it is not a new course.

A new course isn’t the same thing as a new school. A young person can begin a new course whilst remaining at the same school.