Disability Living Allowance
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Disability Living Allowance is a UK social security benefit that provided financial support to disabled people with care and mobility needs, largely replaced for working-age adults by Personal Independence Payment.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2605996 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Disability Living Allowance Context triple: [Personal Independence Payment, relatedBenefit, Disability Living Allowance]
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A.
Personal Independence Payment
Personal Independence Payment is a UK welfare benefit that provides financial support to disabled people and those with long-term health conditions to help cover the extra costs of living with their impairments.
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B.
Employment and Support Allowance
Employment and Support Allowance is a UK social security benefit that provides financial support and work-related assistance to people whose ability to work is limited by illness or disability.
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C.
Jobseeker’s Allowance
Jobseeker’s Allowance is a UK welfare benefit that provides financial support to people who are unemployed and actively looking for work.
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D.
Carer’s Allowance
Carer’s Allowance is a UK welfare benefit that provides financial support to people who spend a substantial amount of time caring for someone with significant disability or health needs.
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E.
Universal Credit
Universal Credit is a UK welfare benefit that combines several means-tested payments into a single monthly payment for people on low incomes or out of work.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Disability Living Allowance Target entity description: Disability Living Allowance is a UK social security benefit that provided financial support to disabled people with care and mobility needs, largely replaced for working-age adults by Personal Independence Payment.
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A.
Personal Independence Payment
Personal Independence Payment is a UK welfare benefit that provides financial support to disabled people and those with long-term health conditions to help cover the extra costs of living with their impairments.
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B.
Employment and Support Allowance
Employment and Support Allowance is a UK social security benefit that provides financial support and work-related assistance to people whose ability to work is limited by illness or disability.
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C.
Jobseeker’s Allowance
Jobseeker’s Allowance is a UK welfare benefit that provides financial support to people who are unemployed and actively looking for work.
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D.
Carer’s Allowance
Carer’s Allowance is a UK welfare benefit that provides financial support to people who spend a substantial amount of time caring for someone with significant disability or health needs.
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E.
Universal Credit
Universal Credit is a UK welfare benefit that combines several means-tested payments into a single monthly payment for people on low incomes or out of work.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Kingdom welfare benefit
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social security benefit ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Department for Work and Pensions ⓘ |
| administeredSeparatelyIn | Northern Ireland Social Security Agency ⓘ |
| ageGroupCurrentlyNewClaims | children under 16 ⓘ |
| ageGroupOriginallyCovered | people under 65 at date of claim ⓘ |
| benefitStructure | two components with multiple rates ⓘ |
| benefitType |
non-means-tested benefit
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tax-free benefit ⓘ |
| canIncreaseEntitlementTo | other means-tested benefits ⓘ |
| careComponentRates |
higher rate
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lower rate ⓘ middle rate ⓘ |
| component |
care component
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mobility component ⓘ |
| continuesFor |
some children under 16
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some existing adult claimants ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| covers |
care needs
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mobility needs ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion |
care or supervision needs
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claimant must have a disability or health condition ⓘ mobility difficulties ⓘ |
| fundingSource | general taxation ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Act 1991
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linked to:
Disability Living Allowance
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| introducedIn | 1992 ⓘ |
| legalFramework | Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Carer’s Allowance eligibility ⓘ |
| mobilityComponentRates |
higher rate
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lower rate ⓘ |
| notMeansTestedOn |
income
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savings ⓘ |
| payableIn |
England
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Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| paymentFrequency | usually every 4 weeks ⓘ |
| policySuccessorForWorkingAge | Personal Independence Payment ⓘ |
| purpose |
help with extra costs of disability
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provide financial support to disabled people ⓘ |
| replaced |
Attendance Allowance for people under 65
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Mobility Allowance ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Personal Independence Payment ⓘ |
| replacedFor | working-age adults ⓘ |
| requires | claim form and evidence of disability ⓘ |
| shortName | DLA ⓘ |
| supersededForNewWorkingAgeClaims | 2013 onwards ⓘ |
| targetPopulation | disabled people with long-term conditions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Disability Living Allowance Description of subject: Disability Living Allowance is a UK social security benefit that provided financial support to disabled people with care and mobility needs, largely replaced for working-age adults by Personal Independence Payment.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
PIP
linked to: Disability Living Allowance
linked to: Disability Living Allowance
Disability Living Allowance
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introducedBy
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Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Act 1991
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linked to: Disability Living Allowance