Guidance Library

Child Disability Payment

Making an unscheduled review means reviewing the individual’s entitlement to CDP, taking account of latest change in circumstances since the last determination.

Child Disability Payment

Individuals undergoing renal dialysis as a result of a disability or physical impairment at least twice a week are also entitled to the care component of CDP.

Child Disability Payment

Individuals who cannot move around outdoors because of fear and anxiety are entitled to lower rate of the mobility component, if the fear and anxiety is caused by a mental disability.

A person must have legal authority to act on behalf of a child in connection with Child Disability Payment.

CDP should be paid every four weeks, in arrears. Where Special Rules for Terminal Illness apply, CDP should be paid weekly, in advance.