AQW 29246/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department intends to raise the upper age limit for eligibility for Disability Living Allowance for children from 16 to 18.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 25 June 2025
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 25 June 2025
- Answer due by
- 10 July 2025
- Answered
- 29 July 202534 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
This was a welfare reform proposal that was included in the UK Government’s recent Green Paper consultation exercise which closed on 30 June 2025. No decisions have yet been taken in relation to potential changes to the upper age limit in Disability Living Allowance for children.