dla help for baby please

[evathediva]

my daughter 5 months old has atopic eczema on both legs both arms face belly hands which shes had lots of diffrent creams for and bath stuff she also has a milk allergy so is on neocate milk from doctors ands food i have to watch everything in them i was told i can apply for dla but where do i start please help many thanks

[ErikaPNP]

To claim DLA, the person must have had a disability which requires assistance with care or mobility needs for at least three months, and be expected to have it for at least another 6 months. For a child, it needs to be demonstrated that the help they require are significantly in excess of the help another child of the same age and sex who doesn't have a disability would require.

 

It may be helpful to get an advisory service such as CAB or Welfare Rights to help with the application form as you will see from the link below they are long and labarious to complete. Rather than complete the application form in the link, I would advise contacting DLA on 08457 123456 to request a form; they will stamp the form twice: one date with the date they sent it out and one date for the date it should be returned by (usually 6 weeks later). If it is received back within that 6 weeks, any award you get will be backdated to the first date stamp on the claim. If you don't do it this way, or return the form after the second date stamp, any award will only be backdated to the date they receive the completed application form.

 

DLA decision maker's disability handbook

 

DLA Decision Maker's guide

 

Application form

[evathediva]

many thanks i will try that x