DLA & PIP
At the moment WESAIL do not have the capacity to assist families with filling in their Disability Living Allowance (DLA) or Personal independence (PIP) claim or renewal forms.
You can also download helpful guides from the following:
- Cerebra - DLA Step buy step guide to claiming for children under 16 with brain conditions
- Contact - Claiming DLA for children
- Citizen's Advice Bureau - DLA Guidance
- Citizen's Advice Bureau - PIP Guidance
WESAIL has also put together two helpful top tips factsheets which you can download below:
Top Tips for Filling in DLA Forms
Top Tips for Filling in PIP forms
Watch our webinar: Claiming DLA higher rate mobility for children with learning disabilities or autism
Almost 270 parents joined our Family Finance Team webinar looking at the rules which allow some children with autistic spectrum disorders or learning disabilities to qualify for the higher rate of the Disability Living Allowance (DLA) mobility component.
The webinar is now available to watch on Contact’s YouTube channel. And here, you can read some of the questions parents asked and our team’s answers.
You can also click here to download the PowerPoint presentation used during the webinar, which includes hyperlinks to some of the relevant DLA caselaw, or read our DLA higher rate mobility (HRM) factsheet.
Read Contact's guide on DLA for children with autism and learning difficulties.