Incapacity benefit migration to ESA

zaksmum

I've just heard that those Incapacity Benefit claimants (like me) who will reach State Pension age before the end of the proposed migration to ESA will be exempt from the reassessment programme that all other claimants will be expected to undergo.

Does anyone know if this is correct please?

Thanks

lurkerlurk

It is true.

zaksmum

Thanks for that lurkerlurk

seven-day-weekend

If you reach retirement age before 6th April 2014, yes it is true. My husband, reaching 65 on 16th January 2014, is also in this category.

zaksmum

Thanks. At least that's one thing less to worry about...!

limton

I'm 64 now and on long term IB. I get my Pension form to fill in next May. I retire in September. I've just had a letter from ATOS with an IB50 Enclosed with instructions to fill it in and send it "only to their address" They have not sent my Doctor an IB113 which they are supposed to do if they want to check on my medical condition to see if i still meet the requirements for IB. If they had he would have written that my condition had worsened as it is Degenerative.( Information that the DWP already have but the letter is not from the DWP.) ATOS are trying to get around the "not migrated if at Pension age before the end of the proposed migration to ESA" by simply disregarding the rules and trying to end my IB without following the rules and issuing an IB113 to my Doctor and then treating my IB50 form using the same Descriptors as an ESA form. Remember, ATOS get paid by the DWP for every claim they "process". If i fill in this IB50 i am quite sure i will then be asked to have a Medical as my Doctor will still not be consulted. End of ATOS problem with Pension aged Claimant. Kerrching.
I would'nt stop worrying yet.

seven-day-weekend

They will assess you under the IB rules. You are not exempt from that! (Only from migration to ESA).

My husband has an assessment eighteen months ago (under IB rules), and a medical, then he had a letter saying he had fulfilled the criteria for receiving IB and that he would not be re-assessed agin until a date after his State Pension age (i.e. not at all).

The are not 'trying to end you IB' just giving you the usual periodic assessment.

dave030445

zaksmum wrote: »

I've just heard that those Incapacity Benefit claimants (like me) who will reach State Pension age before the end of the proposed migration to ESA will be exempt from the reassessment programme that all other claimants will be expected to undergo.

Does anyone know if this is correct please?

Thanks

They may assess you under the IB rules. Just before you reach state pension age You are not exempt from that! (Only from ESA medical)