After pressure from Every Disabled Child Matters and Contact a Family, families will no longer have to contact HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to say they are receiving Disability Living Allowance in order to receive the disability element of tax credits. The charities convinced the government the current system was unfair. Instead, an automated system will identify and contact eligible parents.
At worst, families could have been missing out on up to £3,500 every tax year. Families who have lost out on cash will be able to get payments backdated for three months. However, it could take HMRC up to four months to identify all eligible families.
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