Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has plans to allocate additional funding for mobility payments to children under the age of three in 2019; and if she will make a statement.

There are no proposals to change the age restrictions for the mobility component of Child DLA. Only children over the age of three can claim the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance (DLA). This is because entitlement to the higher rate mobility component of DLA depends primarily on an inability to walk. All young children have substantial mobility needs up until the age of three years old.

However, the Department does understand the difficulties that some families with severely disabled children under the age of three may face, particularly those who have a reliance on bulky medical equipment which makes transportation difficult.

After being introduced by the Department, the Motability charity and Family Fund have begun a pilot to support families with their mobility needs.