Lottie86
Mummy to Findlay & Iona
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I am just waiting for Findlay's DLA form to be sent to us so we can fill it in and get it sent back (and fingers crossed we don't get turned down and have to reapply!)
I found something that said about if he does get the DLA (which he should at the highest rate) you can get additional tax credits but I was slightly puzzled by the wording (it's prob just me having a dippy moment )
"If you are claiming Disability Living Allowance for your child you may
be able to claim additional support through the disabled child
element of Child Tax Credit. There are two elements available:
the disabled child element (£2,670 per year) - for each child in
the family claiming Disability Living Allowance or who is
registered blind; and
the severely disabled child element (£1,075 per year) - for each
child in the family claiming the highest rate care component of
Disability Living Allowance."
Now does this mean that a severely disabled child gets the £2,670 + the £1,075 a year in the child tax credits?
I found something that said about if he does get the DLA (which he should at the highest rate) you can get additional tax credits but I was slightly puzzled by the wording (it's prob just me having a dippy moment )
"If you are claiming Disability Living Allowance for your child you may
be able to claim additional support through the disabled child
element of Child Tax Credit. There are two elements available:
the disabled child element (£2,670 per year) - for each child in
the family claiming Disability Living Allowance or who is
registered blind; and
the severely disabled child element (£1,075 per year) - for each
child in the family claiming the highest rate care component of
Disability Living Allowance."
Now does this mean that a severely disabled child gets the £2,670 + the £1,075 a year in the child tax credits?