Guidance Library

Child Disability Payment

Supervision means the precautionary or anticipatory presence of another person to monitor an individual’s physical, mental or emotional health.

When considering a review of an existing CDP award, a case manager should carefully consider the needs relating specifically to the child’s condition, in addition to overall care needs to be expected, depending on their age.

Child Disability Payment

Information on when a mother and father gains parental rights and responsibilities to a child.

Child Disability Payment

Entitlement to the lower award begins, or entitlement stops, on the date of the determination resulting from the unscheduled review if the individual did not ‘knowingly fail’ to notify the change.

Case managers should verify that a person does hold legal authority to act on behalf of the child.

Child Disability Payment

An individual’s needs determine what criteria they meet and the rate of CDP they are entitled to.

What happens when an individual in receipt of Disability Living Allowance for Children (DLAC) moves to Scotland or Child Disability Payment (CDP) moves to another part of the UK.

An individual qualifies for the higher rate of the mobility component if they meet these criteria.

An individual in receipt of Child Disability Payment under special rules for terminal illness will not need to apply for Adult Disability Payment.