Claiming disability living allowance and attendance allowance

Full day

Background

Disability living allowance and attendance allowance are important benefits which help disabled people to meet the financial cost of their needs and so promote independence. Yet increasingly we are seeing these awards being reduced or turned down. This course looks in detail at the qualifying conditions for both DLA and AA. We also look at how to claim and how to protect these important disability benefits.

Aims

To examine the criteria and process of assessment for DLA and AA.

To develop practical skills in completing claim forms, providing supporting evidence and challenging decisions.

Contents

• The disability criteria for the different rates
• How DLA and AA passports to other benefits
• How DLA and AA are administered and the process for challenging decisions
• How to provide good supporting evidence
• Exchange of tips, tactics for completing claim forms and retaining entitlement

Suitable for

Social and health care staff and anyone who supports or advises disabled people. No prior knowledge needed.

What participants said last year

“Very well presented and useful discussions throughout”

“Excellent, very practical and thorough”

“I work with people that are claiming or may be entitled to claim and I am now better informed to support them”

This page was last updated on 4 October 2009