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11 years 5 months ago #94000 by carole
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Hi,
dont know if you can answer this my x foster child who is disabled is in 2nd year of uni..she gets DLa mrc/lrm can she claim esa mbs wrag?? she is also pregnant..
She has no other means of funding besides loans..

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11 years 5 months ago #94001 by slugsta
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I do know that ESA can be claimed while at Uni for some students on DLA, but I don't know the details. I am sure that one of the more experienced mods will be along to help you in due course.

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11 years 5 months ago #94004 by Gordon
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carole wrote:

Hi,
dont know if you can answer this my x foster child who is disabled is in 2nd year of uni..she gets DLa mrc/lrm can she claim esa mbs wrag?? she is also pregnant..
She has no other means of funding besides loans..

It's one of the odditties of ESA, have a look at section 15 of the following fact sheet

www.disabilityrightsuk.org/f31.htm

Gordon

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11 years 5 months ago #94012 by carole
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Thanks Gordon and Mrs H.

I read this phew hard work as I have cognitive probs.it reads she will be able to get this :) thank you for the direction

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