Guidance Library

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Guidance

30 November 2025

Child Disability Payment

Rates of the care component

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

Guidance

30 November 2025

Eligibility criteria for the higher rate mobility component

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

Guidance

30 November 2025

Introduction

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.

Guidance

30 November 2025

Moving from Child Disability Payment to Adult Disability Payment

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

Guidance

30 November 2025

Severe mental disabilities

Guidance

30 November 2025

Payment of Child Disability Payment

The process by which CDP is paid.

Guidance

30 November 2025

Child Disability Payment

Watching over

“Watching over” should be given its ordinary meaning, which is to: pay attention to someone to make sure that nothing bad happens to them.

Guidance

30 November 2025

Practicably able to act on the child's behalf

A person needs to be practicably able to act for the child as well as having the legal authority.

Guidance

30 November 2025

Child Disability Payment

Setting a later start date to entitlement when a change in an individual’s condition and needs leads to a lower award or the end of the award

A case manager may fix a later start date for the change in entitlement to begin if they consider it would be unjust not to do so.

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