HOW MUCH IS DLA? DLA has two main parts called 'components'. CARE COMPONENT The care component is paid for children who need extra care and attention. It can be paid at one of three weekly rates, depending on how much extra help your child needs. It is paid at the following weekly rates: Lowest care £26.90 Middle care £68.10 Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is money for children who have care needs or mobility needs (difficulty getting around). Applies to: England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Children in Scotland can claim Child Disability Payment instead. Age rules: Your child must be under the age of 16. For the low rate mobility component, they must be aged Low rate care component: £26.90 Middle rate care component: £68.10 High rate care component: £101.75 Can I get it? If you have an illness or disability that affects your daily life then it is worth finding out whether you can claim additional benefits. Find out more about eligibility for DLA. How much is Disability Living Allowance? The DLA rate is between £26.90 and £172.50 a week, and depends on the level of help the child needs. Apply for Disability Living Allowance. The process of applying for DLA can be really challenging for some families. The DLA claim form is 39 pages long. Highest rate £101.75; Middle rate £68.10; Lowest rate £26.90; Mobility component. This is paid at one of two different weekly rates, depending on how difficult it is for you to get around: Higher rate £71; Lower rate £26.90; If you receive DLA, you also qualify for a Christmas Bonus each year. This is usually £10. The average rate of the most common type of variable-rate mortgage, the 5/1 adjustable-rate mortgage, also decreased. 30-year fixed mortgage: 7.18% 15-year fixed mortgage: 6.54% A dislocation allowance (DLA) partially reimburses a service member for expenses incurred when moving a household. The DLA is a flat amount and may be paid as a primary DLA, a secondary DLA, or a partial DLA, depending upon the circumstances of the household move. Severely disabled child addition of £456.89 per month if your child or qualifying young person gets the highest rate of the care component of DLA, the enhanced rate for daily living of PIP or is registered blind. You can still receive a disabled child addition for a third or subsequent child, even if you cannot get the child element for that DLA is not means tested, which means that it makes no difference how much money you or your child or your family get in income or from savings. How much benefit can I receive? Disability Living Allowance is available over 3 care rates and 2 mobility rates. Anonymous. 11/04/2011 at 12:35 pm. Hi. It is possible to be awarded High Rate Care and Low Rate mobility as the criteria for HRC is sustained night time care needs which a person who can walk well could have. From what you have written I would have thought that your son could qualify on both the SMI and walking criteria. JWLHUHk.