Can I be reassessed for high rate mobility for my son
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Hi @karenwhas, welcome to the community!
I've moved your post into our 'Ask a benefits advisor' category to see if they can advise you on the best way to go about appealing your son's mobility award. Hopefully somebody will be in touch with you soon! -
Hi @karenwhas
As Mike states - the higher rate of DLA mobility generally refers to the claimants physical ability to walk, rather than the extent to which it is curtailed by their distress or need for supervision - they generally come within the lower rate.
There is a route through 'Severe Mental Impairment' which can give an award of high rate mobility, and the criteria are set out quite well by Autism UK in the link below.
http://www.autism.org.uk/about/benefits-care/benefits/children/dla-mobility-component.aspx
You can ask for a reassessment at any time just by calling up the DWP and asking them to send the forms for him to be reassessed (I'm assuming your recent decision is out of time for appeal here, but please let us know if this is not the case). My only word of warning is to remember that awards can be reduced as well as increased.
Good luck and do let us know if you need anything further!
Kind regards,
Mary
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