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30 November 2025
Child Disability Payment
Rates of the care componentAn individual’s needs determine what criteria they meet and the rate of CDP they are entitled to.
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30 November 2025
An individual qualifies for the higher rate of the mobility component if they meet these criteria.
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30 November 2025
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
An individual in receipt of Child Disability Payment under special rules for terminal illness will not need to apply for Adult Disability Payment.
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30 November 2025
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30 November 2025
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
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 awardA 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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