Benefits in residential college

[CT76]

My son is 19 is starting residential in Sept ember. I have been told he can stay on my claim until the day before his 20th birthday in January ( will receive child benefit an tax credits ). After this what will he be entitled to being a residential student? Of what I understand he will lose his PIP. Any advice appreciated.

[Jofisher]

I believe he will be entitled to employment support allowance and his disability allowance money or whatever they call it now PIP. My sons 29 this is what he gets as well.

[Eeviee]

If your son gets ESA that will continue but the daily living component of PIP will be lost for every day he is at college. If he comes home in the holidays you should claim it for those days. Any PIP mobility component is still payable to your son without any reduction for the time he is at college.

[CT76 in reply to Eeviee]

Thankyou

[BenjiB]

My son is at residential college. He gets UC. He also gets the mobility part of PIP. My son is on a 38 week placement so we claim the care component of pip when he’s at home.

However the rules for disabled students claiming UC have changed.

contact.org.uk/help-for-fam...

[CT76 in reply to BenjiB]

Thankyou for that

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