your disabled child must be entitled to the middle or higher rate care component of Disability Living Allowance.You're also allowed an extra bedroom if your child is disabled and needs regular overnight care from a carer who doesn't live with you. You're allowed an extra bedroom if your child is disabled and can't share a bedroom with another child because of their disability. You should also get priority for a Discretionary Housing Payment if it would be difficult for you to move, for example because you rely on your family and friends who live in the area. Your council should give you priority, particularly if your home has been specially adapted for you. If you're disabled and are affected by the cuts, you should apply to your local council for extra help with your rent - this is known as a Discretionary Housing Payment. the higher rate of Attendance Allowance.The disabled person will need to get at least 1 of these benefits: You can also get an extra bedroom if you're in a couple and one of you has a disability that means you can't share a bedroom. You can only get 1 extra bedroom for carers, even if more than 1 person in your home needs overnight care. the daily living component of Personal Independence Payment.the middle or higher rate care component of Disability Living Allowance.The disabled person should also get at least 1 of these benefits: any other adult who lives with you and gets a disability benefit.The person who's disabled needs to be either: You're allowed an extra bedroom if someone in your household is disabled and needs regular overnight care from a carer who doesn't live with you. This means you'll get less Housing Benefit if you have a spare room for children who have moved out but sometimes come to stay. Otherwise, you can only have a bedroom for people who live with you all the time. are in hospital, or away studying or training.If they're away for up to a year, they can still count as living with you if they both: if they're outside the UK, they aren't likely to be away for more than 4 weeks.if they're in the UK, they aren't likely to be away for more than 13 weeks.If someone normally lives with you but is away from home, they still count as living with you if: If you need a room for someone who doesn't live with you However, check if there are any special rules that might apply to you. You might be affected if you're of working age. This is sometimes known as the 'bedroom tax', the ‘under-occupancy charge’, the ‘social sector size criteria’ or the ‘removal of the spare room subsidy’. If you live in a council or housing association home, your Housing Benefit might be reduced if your home is considered too large for you.
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