CanIgetDisabilityLivingAllowance?

CheckingifyoumaybeentitledtoDisabilityLivingAllowance(DLA)nowgivesyouthe opportunitytondoutifyourclaimislikelytosucceed. DLAisabenettohelpwithextracostsifyouhaveadisabilitysevereenoughthatyou needsomeonetohelpwithyourpersonalcare,oryouhavephysicaldifcultieswalking, orneedsomeonewithyouwhenwalkingoutdoors. TogetDLAyoumustnormallyliveinGreatBritain(GreatBritainisEngland,Scotlandand Wales)andnotbesubjecttoimmigrationcontrol.Insomecircumstances,peoplewho liveinanotherEuropeanEconomicArea(EEA)stateorSwitzerlandmaybeabletoclaim DLAfromGreatBritain. 1 DoyouliveinGreatBritain? Yes 2 Goto question3. No Gotoquestion2.

DoyouliveintheEEAorSwitzerland? Donotcompletetheclaim Yes formnowbutwriteto:

No

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Youarenotlikelytoqualify forDLA.Butifyoustillwant tomakeaclaim,llinthe claimform.

Telluswhereyouarelivingandthatyouwant
tomakeaclaim.

DLAAdultchecklistFebruary2011

Whatisyournationality? British Gotoquestion5. Other Gotoquestion4.

Haveyoubeentoldthatyouhavenorecoursetopublicfunds? Thismeansyoucannotclaimmostbenets.Youcanndoutbycheckingyourpassport oranypapersyouhavefromtheHomeOfce. Yes Youcannotmakeaclaimfor DLAunlessyouarelivingwith

anotherfamilymemberwho
isanEEAnational.
No Gotoquestion5.

Wehavespecialrulesforpeoplewhoareterminallyill.Thismeansifyouhavea progressivediseaseandyouarenotexpectedtoliveformorethansixmonths. Doyouwanttoclaimunderthespecialrules? Yes Fillintheclaimform. No Gotoquestion6.

Doyoueverhavedifculty,needpromptingorneedhelpwithyourpersonalcare? Personalcareincludesthingslike: gettinginandoutofbed gettingwashedordressed usingthetoilet movingaroundindoorsthisincludesusingstairs,gettinginoroutofanytypeofchair orwheelchair eatingordrinking takingmedicineorhavingtherapythisincludesoxygentherapy,injections,inhalers andcopingwithsideeffects communicating(suchashearingandspeech) supervisiontokeepyousafethisincludesbeingadangertoyourselforothers,being atriskofneglectingorharmingyourself,wanderingorfalling,beingconfusedorhaving tsorblackouts cookingyourselfamealthisincludesdifcultieswithplanningyourmeal,usinghot pansandkitchenutensilsorgettingmotivatedtodothesethings interactingsociallywithothers.

Wecannotconsiderthingslike: dusting vacuuming mowingthelawn

othergeneralhouseholddomestictasks.
Yes 7 Gotoquestion7. No Gotoquestion9.

Isyourdifcultywithpersonalcarebecauseofaphysicalormentalhealthproblem orbecauseofasight,hearing,speechorlearningdifculty? Yes Gotoquestion8. No Gotoquestion9.

YouwillnormallyonlyqualifyforDLAwhenyouhaveneededhelpforthree monthsand youmustalsobelikelytoneedthishelpforsixmonthsafterthe dateyouqualify. Doyouthinkyouwillneedhelpforatleastsixmonthsafteryousatisfythe threemonthqualifyingperiod? Yes Fillintheclaimform. No Gotoquestion9.

Doyoueverhavedifcultygettingaroundoutdoors? Examplesofthiskindofdifcultyincludethingslike: youcannotwalkatalloutdoors youcanonlywalkashortwayonareasonablyatsurface,before: youfeelseverediscomfort,or youbecomeunsteady,or yougetshortofbreathordizzy,or youwouldputyourhealthindangerifyoucontinuedwalking youmayneedsomeonewithyououtdoorssothatyoudonot: putyourselforothersindanger,or wanderofforgetlost. Yes Gotoquestion10. No Gotoquestion12.

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Isyourdifcultywithgettingaroundoutdoorsbecauseofaphysicalormentalhealth problem,orbecauseofasight,hearing,speechorlearningdifculty? Yes Gotoquestion11. No Gotoquestion12.

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YouwillnormallyonlyqualifyforDLAwhenyouhaveneededhelpforthree monthsand youmustalsobelikelytoneedthishelpforsixmonthsafterthe dateyouqualify. Doyouthinkyouwillneedhelpforatleastsixmonthsafteryousatisfythe threemonthqualifyingperiod? Yes Fillintheclaimform. No Gotoquestion12.

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Doanyofthefollowingapplytoyou? Youneedhelpwithdialysisathomeorinaminimumcareunitatleasttwiceaweek whereyoudonotreceivehelpfromhospitalstaff. Youare100%blindand80%deafandyouneedsomeonewithyouwhenyouare outdoors. Youarecertiedasseverelysightimpairedorblind. Youhavehadbothlegsamputatedatorabovetheankle,oryouwerebornwithout legsorfeet. Youareseverelymentallyimpairedwithseverebehaviouralproblemsandneedhelp withpersonalcaredayandnight. Youarenotlikelytoqualifyfor Yes Fillintheclaimform. No DLA.Butifyoustillwantto makeaclaim,pleasellinthe claimform.