DLA renewal time

cifpower

Well I got 2 letters from DLA today. One saying my benefits have been uprated and another saying my claim has been successful and I have been awarded LRM and MRC (same as last time) til September 2011.

Its a weight off my mind.

S4R4H

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

I think you need at least 3 to 5 hours for the form.

I thought the form was shorter this time than it was 2 years ago? Got my result yesterday and confirmed as for an indefinate period, what does this mean in practice??

With regard to being able to give the correct answer in a tick box situation, many of the questions have an option if no box applies. I simply put a numerical cross reference to the blank pages at the rear of the form and added extra pages;)

I was awarded Incapacity Benefit indefinately back in 2003, but they did send a renewal form last year to check if the award was still correct, before allowing it for another year.

Therefore, indefinately, obviously doesn't mean this. I expect you should get a three to five year reprieve on filling in any more forms or attending any medicals though - enjoy it!!

sunnyone

IB and DLA are very diffrent things and for DLA it is indefinate unless you recieve a right payment form and the chance of that is very low.

sunnyone

healy

sunnyone wrote: »

IB and DLA are very diffrent things and for DLA it is indefinate unless you recieve a right payment form and the chance of that is very low.

sunnyone

DLA is only indefinite for some claimants, many people receive fixed term awards.

cyclonebri1

S4R4H wrote: »

I was awarded Incapacity Benefit indefinately back in 2003, but they did send a renewal form last year to check if the award was still correct, before allowing it for another year.

Therefore, indefinately, obviously doesn't mean this. I expect you should get a three to five year reprieve on filling in any more forms or attending any medicals though - enjoy it!!

Yes when you think about it indefinate has a very different meaning to forever.

It obviously means that the right is reserved to change the award at anytime should circumstances change, although by being awarded indefinately it is not expected to change.

How it should be really????;)

mardatha

The DWP have a new hit list of conditions that they are going to target for reviews under this "right payment" thing. The Benefits and Work forum have published them but you need to be a member to see it. It's the following conditions-
Arthritis
Heart disease
Stroke
Bones, Muscles & Joints
Spondylitis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Back Pain
Psychosis
So anybody with the above conditions is on a hit list for review - as are all indefinite claims dating from the 1990s.

MRSTITTLEMOUSE

Just wondering.
A relative of mine was given a "for life" decision back in the mid 90s.
Subsequent letters always state indefinatly.
Surely those of you who were given "for life" decisions could challenge this if push comes to shove as surely the decision is legally binding.
Or as I stated to him perhaps they have different legislation nowadays but even though I don't see how they could change their initial award.
Forgot to say,it's DLA my relative receives.

mardatha

HERE'S WHAT IT SAYS -
A list of the conditions being targeted in the Right Payment Programme under which checks are made on claimants’ awards of DLA.
Under the Right Payment Programme claimants already in receipt of DLA have their award looked at again. Initially this is by being sent an enquiry form to complete. In some cases medical evidence may also be collected and a home visit may also take place.
12,000 of these checks take place each year. Of these, 3,750 are on claimants chosen at random. The other 8,250 claimants, however, are now selected from specific groups. Here is a list of the groups who are now being targeted because, according to the DWP, they are the groups most likely to be subject to changes in entitlement.

The targets are people with the following conditions:
Arthritis
Spondylosis
Back pain
Muscles, bones, joints
Heart disease
Chest disease
Strokes
Psychosis/psychoneurosis
In addition, indefinite awards where there has been no check or change since 1992 are also being spot checked.

However, claimants can take some comfort from a claim by the DWP that from April to November 2008 86% of cases checked under RPP were left unchanged, 10% resulted in an increase in award and only 4% were reduced