Child Disability Payment decision making guide

Examples of typical changes in mobility or care needs

Changes in the level of the individual’s need that could lead to an unscheduled review include:

  • an increase in care needs due to a worsening of their condition
  • the individual receives medical treatment which decreases or stops the individual’s needs
  • the individual continues to require attention or supervision past the age at which a child without a disability would normally require it
  • an individual who requires assistance moving around outdoors reaches the age of 5 and may be entitled to the lower rate of the mobility component
  • an individual who has a severe visual impairment reaches the age of 3 and may be entitled to the higher rate of the mobility component.

This list is not exhaustive.

Once the review is complete, the case manager:

  • makes a determination on the individual’s entitlement to CDP, taking into account the change in circumstances, and
  • sends the individual the notice of this new determination.

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