Can my child get Disability Living Allowance (DLA)?
Care needs
Your child has care needs if they need help with ‘bodily functions’, for example, eating, washing, getting dressed and going to the toilet. These care needs can also include help which allows your child to take part in social activities.
Your child has to need more care and attention than other children of the same age.
Mobility needs
Your child has mobility needs if they cannot walk outdoors or go on an unfamiliar route without guidance or supervision from someone else. For example, this might apply if your child is blind, is unable to walk or has a lot of difficulty walking. Your child may also be treated as having mobility needs if they have severe learning difficulties or severe behavioural problems.
You cannot claim the mobility part of Disability Living Allowance before your child reaches the age of three (for the higher rate) or five (for the lower rate).