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SEND and benefit form help
The official forms ask for a lot, in language that rarely matches real life. These guides explain what each question is really looking for and how to answer it well. Then the assistant can help you word it for your own child.
Benefit forms
DLA, PIP, Carer’s Allowance and Child Benefit, plus how to challenge a decision that’s wrong.
How to fill in the DLA form for a child (DLA1A)
Claim as soon as you canClaim Disability Living Allowance for a child under 16 - the care and mobility help they need.
Read the guideHow to fill in the PIP form (PIP2 questionnaire)
Return by the date on the form (about a month)Fill in the PIP form (PIP2 questionnaire) for a young person aged 16 or over - the daily living and mobility help they need.
Read the guideHow to fill in the PIP review form (AR1)
By the date printed on the covering letter, approximately one monthComplete the DWP award review for an existing PIP award (AR1 form).
Read the guideHow to fill in the Carer’s Allowance form (DS700)
Claim promptly - normally backdated up to 3 months onlyClaim Carer’s Allowance if you care for a disabled child for 35 or more hours a week.
Read the guideHow to fill in the Child Benefit form (CH2)
Claim promptly - payments can only be backdated 3 monthsClaim Child Benefit for a child or young person, or keep it going past age 16 in approved education or training.
Read the guideHow to request a mandatory reconsideration (CRMR1)
1 month from the decision letterChallenge a DWP decision on a child’s benefit (DLA, PIP and others) - the required step before a tribunal appeal.
Read the guideHow to appeal a benefit decision to tribunal (SSCS1)
1 month from the date on your Mandatory Reconsideration NoticeAppeal a refused or reduced DWP benefit decision (DLA, PIP, ESA, UC) to the First-tier Tribunal after a failed mandatory reconsideration.
Read the guideSEND and tribunal forms
Appealing an EHCP decision, a refusal to assess, a disability discrimination claim, and changes to your case.
How to fill in the SEND35 form (appeal an EHCP decision)
2 months from the decision, or 1 month from your mediation certificateAppeal a local authority decision about an EHC needs assessment or an EHCP to the First-tier Tribunal (SEND).
Read the guideHow to appeal a refusal to assess for an EHCP (SEND35A)
2 months from the LA decision, or 1 month from your mediation certificateAppeal a local authority refusal to carry out an EHC needs assessment for your child.
Read the guideHow to fill in the SEND7 form (request a change to your appeal)
As soon as possible; allow the other party at least 5 working days to respond before submittingRequest a change to an open SEND tribunal appeal - postpone the hearing, extend a deadline, add a witness, or amend your grounds.
Read the guideHow to make a disability discrimination claim against a school (SEND4)
6 months from the discriminationClaim against a school that discriminated against your disabled child, at the SEND Tribunal (SEND4A for a parent, SEND4B for a young person 16+).
Read the guideNot sure which form you need?
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