Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 76485

Disability Living Allowance: Children

Tabled: 10 September 2025
Answered: 23 September 2025

Question

Alison Bennett

Liberal DemocratMid Sussex

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to review Disability Living Allowance criteria for children with severe dietary conditions.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The department has no plans to review the criteria for children with severe dietary conditions. Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is available to children under the age of 16 who, due to a disability or health condition, have mobility issues and/or have c...

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