AQW 11394/17-22 Written question to the Minister for Communities

To ask the Minister for Communities whether people have to receive both the Carer and Mobility elements at the higher rate to qualify for the Covid Winter Heat payment of £200, or whether a recipient on Higher Carer Rate, not the Mobility element be included.

Asked by Kellie Armstrong MLA on 2 December 2020

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Tabled
2 December 2020
Answer due by
10 December 2020
Answered
10 December 20208 days after tabling
Department
Department for Communities
Priority question
Yes

Answer

Those in receipt of Disability Living Allowance will be eligible for the Covid-19 Heating Payment if they receive either the highest rate care element or the higher rate mobility element, or both.

Those in receipt of Personal Independence Payment will be eligible if they receive either the enhanced rate daily living element or the enhanced rate mobility element, or both.

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