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Child Disability Payment

When an applicant applies for Child Disability Payment the case manager will check that the applicant has parental rights and responsibilities for the child.

Child Disability Payment

How and when case managers make determinations of entitlement to Child Disability Payment

DLAC individuals must notify DWP when they move to Scotland from England and Wales, or the Department for Communities (DfC) if the individual is moving from Northern Ireland to Scotland.

Individuals eligible for the higher rate mobility component can choose to make use of the Accessible Vehicles and Equipment (AVE) Scheme

CDP has two components: care and mobility. Each component is payable at different rates.

Child Disability Payment

Child Disability Payment

Attention involves personal service that is ‘active’. Supervision is ‘passive’. There may be a need for supervision but it may not lead to the carer having to intervene.

Child Disability Payment

The purpose of making further enquiries is so that the case manager can be satisfied that the applicant does have parental rights and responsibilities for the child.