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AQW 35367/22-27
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Ms Cheryl Brownlee
(DUP - East Antrim)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her Department has given consideration to extending eligibility for accessible parking spaces to families of disabled children under the age of three, who are currently excluded as they cannot receive the higher rate mobility component of Disability Living Allowance, due to age.
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| 12/11/2025 |
Answered on 24/11/2025
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AQW 30777/22-27
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Ms Kate Nicholl
(APNI - South Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Health to detail the (i) legal; and (ii) policy, basis on which Health and Social Care Trusts may request information from families about how Disability Living Allowance is spent when assessing or allocating children’s social care services.
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| 10/09/2025 |
Answered on 23/10/2025
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AQW 30776/22-27
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Ms Kate Nicholl
(APNI - South Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Health whether it is his Department's policy that Health and Social Care Trusts take account of a family’s Disability Living Allowance or personal finances when deciding on the allocation of services for children with disabilities.
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| 10/09/2025 |
Answered on 23/10/2025
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AQW 30775/22-27
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Ms Kate Nicholl
(APNI - South Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has issued guidance to Health and Social Care Trusts on the use of Disability Living Allowance information in service allocation processes.
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| 10/09/2025 |
Answered on 23/10/2025
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AQW 29246/22-27
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Ms Claire Sugden
(IND - East Londonderry)
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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.
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| 25/06/2025 |
Answered on 29/07/2025
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AQW 25837/22-27
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Miss Michelle McIlveen
(DUP - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the average processing time for applications for Disability Living Allowance for children in each of the last five years.
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| 08/04/2025 |
Answered on 13/05/2025
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AQW 25836/22-27
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Miss Michelle McIlveen
(DUP - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of applications for Disability Living Allowance for children that have been (i) appealed; and (ii) successfully appealed in each of the last five years.
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| 08/04/2025 |
Answered on 12/05/2025
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AQW 25835/22-27
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Miss Michelle McIlveen
(DUP - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of applications for Disability Living Allowance for children that have been refused in each of the last five years.
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| 08/04/2025 |
Answered on 13/05/2025
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AQW 25592/22-27
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Miss Michelle McIlveen
(DUP - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of Disability Living Allowance applications have been submitted for children in each of the last five years.
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| 03/04/2025 |
Answered on 28/04/2025
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AQW 16976/22-27
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Mr Robbie Butler
(UUP - Lagan Valley)
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To ask the Minister for Communities whether sensory overload, the individualised impact of autism and variation of the impact of autism are considered by the assessors for Disability Living Allowance when decisions are made.
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| 18/10/2024 |
Answered on 08/11/2024
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AQW 10674/22-27
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Mrs Diane Dodds
(DUP - Upper Bann)
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To ask the Minister for Communities how long parents are entitled to receive Disability Living Allowance for a terminally ill child.
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| 23/04/2024 |
Answered on 02/05/2024
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AQW 3609/22-27
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Ms Cara Hunter
(SDLP - East Londonderry)
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To ask the Minister for Communities what training has been provided to assessors of Disability Living Allowance in relation to applicants who are neurodivergent.
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| 27/09/2022 |
Answered on 12/10/2022
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AQW 2668/22-27
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Ms Kellie Armstrong
(APNI - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to outline the evidence required to demonstrate eligibility for the highest mobility rate of Disability Living Allowance, under the severe mental impairment criteria, for a child with Down Syndrome.
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| 01/07/2022 |
Answered on 20/07/2022
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AQW 2062/22-27
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Ms Joanne Bunting
(DUP - East Belfast)
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To ask the Minister for Communities how many Disability Living Allowance (i) applications; and (ii) appeals, are awaiting a decision, broken down by the length of time waiting.
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| 23/06/2022 |
Answered on 15/07/2022
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AQW 1987/22-27
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Ms Joanne Bunting
(DUP - East Belfast)
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To ask the Minister for Communities what action she is taking to reduce the backlog of (i) Disability Living Allowance; and (ii) Personal Independence Payment, applications and appeals.
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| 22/06/2022 |
Answered on 04/07/2022
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AQW 1927/22-27
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Mr Trevor Clarke
(DUP - South Antrim)
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To ask the Minister for Communities what changes her Department has made to the Disability Living Allowance application process, assessment and award for children with Down Syndrome, following the meeting that senior officials from Disability and Carers Service had with Families with Ups and Downs in December 2021.
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| 22/06/2022 |
Answered on 16/08/2022
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AQW 701/22-27
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Ms Kellie Armstrong
(APNI - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister for Communities whether she will review the transition from Disability Living Allowance to Personal Independence Payments for young people with Down Syndrome, to ensure it doesn’t cause any undue stress.
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| 27/05/2022 |
Answered on 09/06/2022
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AQW 700/22-27
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Ms Kellie Armstrong
(APNI - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister for Communities whether her Department has any plans to introduce a standardised Disability Living Allowance award system for children with Down Syndrome.
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| 27/05/2022 |
Answered on 03/08/2022
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AQW 698/22-27
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Ms Kellie Armstrong
(APNI - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister for Communities whether her Department has any plans to review the benefits system to ensure that Disability Living Allowance awards for children with Down Syndrome are never reassessed.
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| 27/05/2022 |
Answered on 23/06/2022
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AQW 24652/17-22
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Mrs Pam Cameron
(DUP - South Antrim)
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To ask the Minister for Communities what the current average waiting time is for a decision on applications for child disability living allowance.
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| 20/10/2021 |
Answered on 10/11/2021
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