September after children turn 16 and UC

Hi all,

I am wondering if anyone has experience of how DWP deal with it getting to the assessment period which includes the 01st September after a child’s 16th birthday?

If the child remains in education then it has no effect on UC.

What I am wondering with is how DWP approach decision making in these cases- in a situation where claimant has not notified DWP that child remains in education do they simply make a decision removing the child element for that child - or do they first suspend and ask for the information etc?

Martin

Hi Martin

Interesting you should raise this today as I have seen a client today who’s daughter turned 19 in August (not what you were asking but similar situation).
Daughter remains in FT education, no gaps, and I think she should still be a qualifying young person. However child element and child disability element have been removed from the award. No decision, no explanation, no mention whatsoever on the journal.

For UC, entitlement ends 31st August after 19th birthday, unfortunately.

Charles - 20 October 2020 04:29 PM

For UC, entitlement ends 31st August after 19th birthday, unfortunately.

You’re quite right, I was misunderstanding the rules!
Still think UC ought to mention it to claimants though.