DLA & Attendance allowance

Hopeless47

Hello - I have motor neurone disease and have been claiming DLA care & mobility for several years.
I'm just coming up 63 at Christmas and have learnt with a bit of a shock that at 65 I am transferred onto attendance allowance which is equivalent to the care component of DLA - this means I'm worse off by £50 a week.
Have I missed something here? It seems a bit harsh!

suelees1

You've been misinformed. You'll stay on DLA as you claimed before you were 65. Only those who claim at 65 or over claim AA

Mojisola

I've come across other people who have been told that they have to phone and cancel their DLA and claim AA instead. They've done this and lost their entitlement to DLA. Thank goodness you've checked before going ahead.

richard9991

Mojisola wrote: »

I've come across other people who have been told that they have to phone and cancel their DLA and claim AA instead. They've done this and lost their entitlement to DLA. Thank goodness you've checked before going ahead.

dlaIF CLAIMED BEFORE 65 STAYS AT DLA

bryanb

My mother stayed on DLA (mobility)claimed before 65 plus AA claimed after 65. I thought it was wrong but was assured in writing that it was correct. I had power of attorney, it was 2005.

Indie_Kid

bryanb wrote: »

My mother stayed on DLA (mobility)claimed before 65 plus AA claimed after 65. I thought it was wrong but was assured in writing that it was correct. I had power of attorney, it was 2005.

You sure? You can't claim DLA and AA at the same time.

Mojisola

richard9991 wrote: »

dlaIF CLAIMED BEFORE 65 STAYS AT DLA

Apparently not if they phone up and cancel the DLA claim after getting advice from someone who thought they knew what they were talking about.

sunnyone

sh1305 wrote: »

You sure? You can't claim DLA and AA at the same time.

You can, if someone claims the mobility componant pre '65 they can claim the mobility care compnant post '65 and you can also superseed the care componant post '65 but not the mobility componant even if the claimant got the low rate mobility componant pre '65.

bryanb

sh1305 wrote: »

You sure? You can't claim DLA and AA at the same time.

Yep, I'm sure.

Indie_Kid

sunnyone wrote: »

You can, if someone claims the mobility componant pre '65 they can claim the mobility care compnant post '65 and you can also superseed the care componant post '65 but not the mobility componant even if the claimant got the low rate mobility componant pre '65.

eh? I said that you can't claim AA & DLA. I've got no idea what you're on about.

bryanb

sh1305 wrote: »

eh? I said that you can't claim AA & DLA. I've got no idea what you're on about.

Read post 5, it is absolutely true. Of course it was in 2005, things may have changed.