Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 25130
Disability Living Allowance
Tabled: 20 January 2025
Answered: 28 January 2025
Question
Helen Maguire
Liberal Democrat — Epsom and Ewell
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to provide financial support for families during the three-month waiting period before applying for Disability Living Allowance; and if she will make an assessment of the potent
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe three month qualifying period is not a waiting period. Its purpose is to help establish that the disability or health condition, and the resulting care, supervision or mobility needs are of a long-standing nature. This ensures that disability benefits...
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