Disability Living Allowance for Children 2026-04-27
2026-04-27
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The Liberal Democrat MP questioned the adeq [4D [K adequacy of child Disability Living Allowance (DLA) approval rates within t [1D [K target timeframes over the past two years.
What assessment has been made of the adequacy of [K the proportion of disability living allowance for children applications tha [3D [K that have been approved by his Department within its target timeframes in t [1D [K the last two years?
In the six months up to March last year, we appoint [7D [K appointed an additional 111 case managers to help deal with increased deman [5D [K demand for child DLA. The current target is to clear 90% of new child DLA c [1D [K claims in 45 days. Performance has steadily improved, and I am pleased to s [1D [K say that in March we did hit that target.
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The specific adequacy assessment requested was no [2D [K not provided.
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Over the past two years, only 3.5% of appli [5D [K applications for disability living allowance for children have been approve [7D [K approved by the Department for Work and Pensions within its target timefram [8D [K timeframe. A constituent experienced lengthy delays including an administra [10D [K administrative error that prevented her from receiving her first payment aw [2D [K award.
Parents of children with disabilities work tirele [6D [K tirelessly to ensure their children can have the same opportunities as ever [4D [K everyone else, yet only 3.5% of applications for disability living allowanc [8D [K allowance for children are approved within target timeframe. One constituen [10D [K constituent faced delays and an administrative error preventing initial pay [3D [K payment. Will the Minister commit to urgent action to improve DLA processin [9D [K processing times for children?
We did hit the 90% target last month, reflecting st [2D [K steady improvement over recent months. We are introducing a new online evid [4D [K evidence portal to improve evidence gathering from schools and education pr [2D [K professions, which will reduce delays. This portal is planned for full roll [4D [K rollout in autumn.
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The specific request for urgent action was not ad [2D [K addressed with concrete commitments or timelines.
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