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Medical guidance for DLA decision makers (child cases): staff guide

Medical guidance for DWP staff who make decisions on child cases for Disability Living Allowance.

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Medical guidance for DLA decision makers (child cases): staff guide

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Detail

This guide for staff is written with help from experts involved in patient care. It contains background information on the most common medical conditions relevant to claims for Disability Living Allowance for children – not all medical conditions. It covers the treatment, the likely disabling effects, the likely impact on ability to self-care and get around and the likely duration of needs.

Printed versions of this guide are not available.

Adult cases

There is a similar guide for DWP staff who make decisions on adult cases for Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance.

Why we publish this guide

We publish this guide to help people understand how we make decisions.

Information for claimants

See www.gov.uk/disability-living-allowance-children

• Published: 13 January 2014
• Updated: 21 July 2016

+ full page history

• 21 July 2016 9:30am: Revised both versions of the child medical staff guide with updated diabetes award duration information.
• 11 May 2016 1:04pm: Updated both versions of the guide.
• 8 December 2015 1:22pm: Updated both versions of the guide.
• 14 October 2015 2:46pm: Updated both versions of the guide.
• 13 January 2014 1:43pm: First published.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions