Appeal for dla

maria wrote: Hi I am receiving carers allowance only recently for my son who has autism. I also am in receipte of dla for myself as i suffer depression and anxiety for years. My dla is now up for renewal. Am i still able to apply if I am in receipte of carers allowance for looking after my son who is 4 years old and lives with me 24/7? Thank you

Being in receipt of CA does not prevent you from re-applying for DLA, although any caring responsibilities that you have which are at odds with your limitations in regard to DLA, may affect your claim.

You say your DLA is up for renewal;

If you are on the UK mainland and you were under 65 on 8 April 2013 then I would expect you to be invited to claim PIP instead of DLA, you should have/will receive notification of this about 20 weeks before your current claim ends.

If you were over 65 then it will be a DLA and you should receive the renewal forms about 13 weeks before the end of your current award.

If you are in N. Ireland then the rules are different.

If your current award ends within the next 20 weeks then I would expect you to receive a DLA renewal, if it is more then it will probably be PIP.

Bottom line, if you are within any of the periods mentioned above and you have not received paperwork from the DWP, then please chase them about it, we have seen the forms for a number of DLA renewals go missing or not even being sent.

Gordon

maria wrote: Thanks for your reply, yes i am in Northern Ireland and they sent me the renewa; form a few months ago. Will dla get my renewal form from me will they cross reference everything in it with carers allowance? Thanks

They will be aware that you are receiving Cares Allowance so it is possible that you may be asked about your caring activities during an assessment. As an example; if you prepare and cook meals for your son but then claim that you cannot do this in regard to your DLA claim, then red flags will be raised.

To be clear, many people receive DLA and pride care to another person you just need to make sure that there are no contradictions in your doing so.

Gordon