All About Disability Living Allowance
Disability living allowance is commonly known as DLA. This provides tax-free benefit to adults and children, those who deserve personal care or have difficulty in walking. In other words it benefits mentally and physically disabled people.
You can avail the benefits of disability living allowance only under the given conditions;
- You are mentally or physically disabled or both.
- Your disability is severe and you really need help or you are unable to walk or both.
- You are less then 65 years in age.
You can avail attendance allowance after the age of 65.You can avail the facility of disability living allowance either you are working or not. They do not inquire anything related to your savings or income.
There are special rules in case you are terminally ill. Suppose your disease is progressive means it is getting worse and you may not live for more than six months, there are different rules that will help you to get the benefits easily and quickly.
Normally you do not need a medical examination to claim the disability living allowances, in you are asked for one, do not hesitate.
Disability is given in two ways or we can say it has two components. A care component and a mobility component, care component means you need someone to look after you and care for you. Mobility component means you have problem in moving about.
Some people are entitled to avail the benefit of one of the two components where as some others may avail both. Both these components are paid at different rates. This depends on how much you are affected by the disability.
The care component and mobility component are paid at different rates depending on how your disability affects you.Usually disability living allowance is provided to you in the account you wish. It might be your bank account, building society account or some similar account.
It is not necessary to go and collect your disability living allowance yourself. You can ask someone else to collect it for you.If you get disability living allowance than your other benefits may also increase. These benefits include pension credit, income support, council tax benefits, housing benefits, child tax credit and working tax credit.