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Universal Credit is a means-tested benefit, but if your son or daughter claims it, the Deparment for Work and Pensions will only look at their income and capital and not yours.

This will depend on your family circumstances. You need to compare how much they will get if they claim in their own right with what you will lose from your benefits and tax credits. Families with a lower income — who therefore get higher tax credit or Universal Credit payments — run the risk that they will be worse off if a young person claims benefits in their own right.

The higher your own means tested payments, the less chance you will gain if your son or daughter claims in their own right. In some circumstances, you will also see a reduction in help you get with rent and Council Tax. Having a fit note will allow them to start claiming UC straightaway so long as they are not treated as in education.

You claim Universal Credit by making a claim online via the gov. If for some reason you are unable to claim on-line, call the Universal Credit Helpline on If your child is treated as receiving education, the situation is more more complicated.

A young person receiving education is normally refused Universal Credit unless they can show that they get either DLA or PIP and they have been assessed as having a limited capability for work.

The rules are extremely complex, so see our webpage on Universal Credit for young people in education. Contact our free helpline for further information. If you claim Child Benefit, Child Tax Credit or Universal Credit amounts for your child as a dependant, these are always paid to either you or your partner.

Also, if they claim Universal Credit or any other benefits in their own right as a young adult, this will usually be paid to them rather than to you. The only exception to this is if they lack the mental capacity to manage their own affairs. If this is the case, you may be able to receive and manage benefits for them, acting as their appointee.

If your child is unable to manage their own benefits, you can become their appointee. This means that the DWP give you the responsibility to make claims on their behalf and for managing any benefits payments they get. Becoming an appointee only gives you the power to manage their benefits. It does not give you any wider rights to deal with their affairs. They should do this at the same time as they send you information about moving onto PIP. The DWP will arrange for one of their staff to do a home visit in order to assess if an appointee is required.

Usually this will be due to mental capacity but in exceptional circumstances it can be because of a physical disability. If you have already been appointed by the courts to look after their affairs e. Young people who stay on at school or college may be able to apply for other types of financial help.

The Education Maintenance Allowance EMA is a weekly payment for young people in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales who stay on in full-time, non-advanced education after the age of Whether a young person qualifies depends on parental income. The rules vary are different in Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland.

In England EMA was replaced by the bursary fund. Neither will it affect any payments your child gets if they are claiming benefits in their own right. For more information about EMA, the bursary and training allowances, please call our freephone helpline.

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