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Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for children claim form

Use this claim form to apply for DLA for children under 16, in England and Wales.

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Work and Pensions
Published:
1 January 2013
Last updated:
28 November 2025
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  1. An updated version of the Welsh form DLA1W has been added.

  2. Published latest versions of the Disability Living Allowance for children claim form and notes English and Welsh.

  3. An updated version of the 'DLA for children claim form' has been added to the page.

  4. Updated the English version of the DLA for children claim form and notes on how to fill it in. The updated form is still dated 11/24.

  5. Added updated DLA (child) claim form English and Welsh versions dated November 2024 to replace versions published 14 November 2024.

  6. Updated the DLA for children claim form and notes on how to fill it in.

  7. Updated to include "Do not write anything except the freepost address on the envelope. You do not need a postcode or a stamp."

  8. Small edit on DLA child claim forms to help customers enter the correct information about the child. Notes have also been updated to provide clarity

  9. Published latest version of the Disability Living Allowance for children claim form and notes.

  10. Replaced the Welsh Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for children claim form with an accessible form.

  11. Updated DLA (child) claim forms and notes.

  12. Added updated DLA (child) claim form and notes.

  13. Added updated DLA (child) claim form and notes.

  14. Added updated DLA (child) claim form and notes dated July 2021.

  15. Updated the English version of the DLA (child) claim form.

  16. Replaced the English version of the form with a more accessible version. An additional question for Swiss and EEA nationals has been incorporated into the claim form.

  17. The form to fill in online to claim Disability Living Allowance for children is temporarily unavailable. You can still claim by printing the form and filling it in with a pen.

  18. Updated DLA (child) claim form to December 2020 version. Added notes on how to complete the form and additional question form for EEA and Swiss nationals.

  19. Information added on GDPR and alternative text in print PDFs.

  20. Added July 2018 versions of the claim form.

  21. Published update of the DLA for children claim forms dated January 2018.

  22. Published update of the DLA for children claim forms for January 2018. Welsh versions to follow in due course.

  23. Added updated DLA1a interactive form - Disability Living Allowance for children. Changed contact details for online helpdesk.

  24. Published update of the DLA for children claim forms for June 2016.

  25. Added revised forms with new contact phone numbers.

  26. Published January 2014 update of the DLA for children claim form.

  27. First published.

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

DLA for children claim form

PDF, 983 KB, 40 pages

Notes on how to fill in the DLA for children claim form

PDF, 278 KB, 32 pages

Details

Read the Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for children guidance before you claim.

For help and advice on the information you need to put on the form or about DLA for children, contact the Disability Living Allowance helpline.

Before you start this form

If you’re using a mobile phone or tablet

You cannot complete the form using a mobile phone or tablet. You have to either:

  • use a desktop or laptop computer
  • print the form and complete it by hand

Call the Disability Living Allowance helpline to ask for a paper form.

If you’re using a desktop or laptop computer

Use a PDF reader to open and fill in this form. You can download a free PDF reader online.

If you are using screen reader software to access the form, we recommend that you review all of the notes and the questions on the form before you complete it. As you complete the form, you will be guided through the questions based on the responses you provide.

Do not use your computer’s browser or, if you are an Apple Macintosh user, the Preview application.

You can save data typed into this form if you use a PDF reader. This means that you do not have to fill in the form in one session.

There are reliability issues with some assistive software, which may mean the form will not save properly.

This form will only save if it is both:

  • saved onto your computer
  • opened in a recent version of PDF reader

The form will not save in:

  • versions of Acrobat Reader older than version XI
  • some other PDF readers, for example Preview on a Mac or Foxit on a PC

Where to send the form

Send the completed form to:

Freepost DWP DLA Child

Do not write anything except the freepost address on the envelope. You do not need a postcode or a stamp.

If you’ve received a paper form, you can use the envelope included to return it.

If you need this form in a different format

Contact the Disability Living Allowance helpline to ask for:

  • a printed copy of the form
  • a different format, such as large print, braille or audio CD

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