Disability Living Allowance

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Disability Living Allowance is a UK social security benefit that provided financial support to disabled people with care and mobility needs, largely replaced for working-age adults by Personal Independence Payment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Kingdom welfare benefit
social security benefit
administeredBy Department for Work and Pensions
administeredSeparatelyIn Northern Ireland Social Security Agency
ageGroupCurrentlyNewClaims children under 16
ageGroupOriginallyCovered people under 65 at date of claim
benefitStructure two components with multiple rates
benefitType non-means-tested benefit
tax-free benefit
canIncreaseEntitlementTo other means-tested benefits
careComponentRates higher rate
lower rate
middle rate
component care component
mobility component
continuesFor some children under 16
some existing adult claimants
country United Kingdom
covers care needs
mobility needs
eligibilityCriterion care or supervision needs
claimant must have a disability or health condition
mobility difficulties
fundingSource general taxation
introducedBy Disability Living Allowance self-linksurface differs
surface form: Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Act 1991
introducedIn 1992
legalFramework Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992
linkedTo Carer’s Allowance eligibility
mobilityComponentRates higher rate
lower rate
notMeansTestedOn income
savings
payableIn England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
paymentFrequency usually every 4 weeks
policySuccessorForWorkingAge Personal Independence Payment
purpose help with extra costs of disability
provide financial support to disabled people
replaced Attendance Allowance for people under 65
Mobility Allowance
replacedBy Personal Independence Payment
replacedFor working-age adults
requires claim form and evidence of disability
shortName DLA
supersededForNewWorkingAgeClaims 2013 onwards
targetPopulation disabled people with long-term conditions

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Personal Independence Payment relatedBenefit Disability Living Allowance
Carer’s Allowance linkedTo Disability Living Allowance
Disability and Carers Service benefitAdministered Disability Living Allowance
Employment and Support Allowance relatedTo Disability Living Allowance
Benefits Agency responsibleFor Disability Living Allowance
PIP replaced Disability Living Allowance
subject surface form: Personal Independence Payment
this entity surface form: Disability Living Allowance for working-age adults
Attendance Allowance replacedByForChildren Disability Living Allowance
this entity surface form: Disability Living Allowance for children
Disability Living Allowance introducedBy Disability Living Allowance self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Act 1991
Incapacity Benefit relatedBenefit Disability Living Allowance