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2.7.2 Child Benefit
Under the VPR Scheme your key worker will help you submit an application for Child Benefit
as soon as possible after you arrive.
Normally, to claim Child Benefit you would have to complete an application online or
download an application form from www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-benefitclaim-form-ch2.
You need to send your original documents (for example a birth certificate)
with the Child Benefit application. All original documents should be sent by recorded
delivery. The application should be processed within ten working days. An application for
Child Benefit cannot be made through the Fast Track process.
Child Benefit can be claimed in addition to Child Tax Credit.
It can be claimed whether or not you are in full time paid work.
You must be responsible for a child or qualifying young person. You remain eligible until
31 August after the child’s 16 th birthday. After that, you will continue to be eligible up to
the age of 20 if the young person remains in certain types of full time education or
training of at least 12 hours per week.
You need not be the child’s parent and the child need not live with you. However, you
must contribute financially to the care of the child, so that all the amount of the Child
Benefit is used for the care of the child.
2.8 Benefits to help with the extra costs of disability and care
If you are disabled, or you are caring for a family member who has a disability, you might be
eligible for other benefits. These include:
Disability Living Allowance;
Attendance Allowance;
Personal Independence Payment (this benefit will be introduced on a phased basis from
2016);
Carer’s Allowance.
These benefits are administered by the Disability and Carers Service, Castle Court Belfast.
To claim Disability Living Allowance, telephone (028) 9090 6182 and request a claim form.
The date when you make this phone call will be considered to be the date of your claim. You
will have six weeks to complete and return the lengthy form.
To claim Attendance Allowance, telephone (028) 9090 6178 and request a claim form.
Again, the date when you make this phone call will then be considered to be the date of
your claim. You will have six weeks to complete and return the form.
It is also possible to download a claim form from the NI Direct website or to request a form
from a Jobs and Benefits Office. In this case, the date of claim is when the form is completed
and submitted.
2.8.1 Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance
Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is a benefit for people who are aged under 65 when
they claim and who have a disability which causes needs for supervision, care and
attention or mobility problems.
DLA has two separate components, one for care and one for mobility. It is a single
benefit. Each component can be paid at different rates. There is a single claim form for
both components.
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