Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 123013

Disability Living Allowance: Children

Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 30 March 2026

Question

Edward Morello

Liberal DemocratWest Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of requiring Disability Living Allowance applications for children to be submitted by post on families of children with SEND.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
We regularly consider the impact of our processes for Disability Living Allowance on our customers, including parents of children with Special Education Needs and Disability (SEND). We have not identified a disproportionate impact of requiring application...

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