DLA for children in hospital

Contact a Family have news of a case going to the Court of Appeal re the suspension of DLA when a child spends longer than 84 days in hospital

http://www.cafamily.org.uk/news-and-media/family-win-legal-challenge-after-benefits-were-stopped-when-their-severely-disabled-son-was-in-hospital

does anyone know if the grounds for this case are different from this one?

http://www.rightsnet.org.uk/briefcase/summary/denial-of-dla-to-child-in-hospital-did-not-breach-his-human-rights

Steven, is the CAF case not the appeal against the decision from the rightsnet case summary you have linked?

AndreaM - 22 October 2013 02:43 PM

Steven, is the CAF case not the appeal against the decision from the rightsnet case summary you have linked?

that could be the case, would certainly explain it.

either way I hope its a battle that’s won.