What are the DLA Rules-procedure Now[2011] Compared to 2 years ago

Jane_gs

What are the DLA Rules-procedure Now[2011] Compared to 2 years ago

There is a big evolution in the DLA benifits system comming where the DLA laws have changed quite a bit for this year, will they start this year?

or they will start in 2012-2014?

If they are starting now....currenlty what are the changes to the DLA application procedure this year compared to 2 years ago? (shorter forms? less questions? a doctor visiting you?)


(I am not on about the Universal credit thing, which will be in some years)

- but just asking about DLA rules for this year, are they different to 2 years ago?

snoopy89

knowing this government we will all have to have lie detector tests under a spot lamp with your feet in hot water.:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:it will come into force in twenty mins.

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no change this year compared to 2009
future changes are:all dla claimants new and existing will be given a medical between 2013 and 2016,dla to be renamed PIP in the next couple of years

de1amo

i always thought you went onto attendence allowances when you got to retirement age when on dla -also by the time i get to oap i think it will be at 67 or even 70 and with my ailment i will be lucky to see it til then!

parsons

skcollobcat10 wrote: »

People under the age of 65 years (working age when disabled) have dla.
This can be Mobility component and Care component.


People over the age of 65 years just get attendance allowance for care and no mobility component.

Not entirely correct.

Under 65 you can have both Mobility & Care DLA
Over 65 you can still have Mobility & Care DLA as long as it was claimed for prior to your 65th birthday. However if you did not claim DLA before your 65th birthday you can only get Attendance Allowance with no Mobility element.

Hence why those approaching 65, try to get DLA Mobility as they can't get it if they make a claim after 65.

There is quite a rush of 60 +'s trying for Mobility in order to get a car which they won't get if they leave it too late.

(As per a friend who is a sales manager at a major Vauxhall dealership! He has never seen so many 60+'s getting their first mobility cars as he has in the past 9 months)

moonbeam2007

woodbine wrote: »

no change this year compared to 2009
future changes are:all dla claimants new and existing will be given a medical between 2013 and 2016,dla to be renamed PIP in the next couple of years

There is a change this year, blind can get HRM and could not in the past as long as they meet the guild lines.

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moonbeam2007 wrote: »

There is a change this year, blind can get HRM and could not in the past as long as they meet the guild lines.

the guidelines mean that only 7% will get this from what ive read on here

moonbeam2007

woodbine wrote: »

the guidelines mean that only 7% will get this from what ive read on here

Oh dear that's not good

krisskross

skcollobcat10 wrote: »

This means for severely disabled people who pay for Care and also need Motability vehicles eg wheelchair accessible vehicles, they will get nothing at all after the age of retirement.

I wonder how these disabled people are going to pay for their care or mobility costs because they will have a loss of nearly £500 to pay for these services.

Anybody any advice.

Attendance Allowance can be claimed for care after age 65. Same amount as DLA except there are only 2 rates.

Mobility needs will have to be paid for out of other income after retirement. Exactly the same as now for people who get severe mobility issues at 65 years plus 1 day who are not entitled to any mobility help. Personally I see it as correcting an inequality as at the moment some people with serious mobilty issues get no help purely on age grounds.

parsons

skcollobcat10 wrote: »

please see post 4.

Originally the DLA for disabled between the ages of 16 and 65 was going to stay the same as from 2013/4. The only difference being was that they would get more examinations but it would continue for as long as the illness/disability eg. for life.

In the Welfare Reform report the other day, it says that people who have received DLA BEFORE 65 years of age will not get it AFTER 65 years of age or the age decided for retirement purposes.

This means for severely disabled people who pay for Care and also need Motability vehicles eg wheelchair accessible vehicles, they will get nothing at all after the age of retirement.

I wonder how these disabled people are going to pay for their care or mobility costs because they will have a loss of nearly £500 to pay for these services.

Anybody any advice.

No idea and didn't know that.
Would you have a link for that as I am in touch with a lot of 60+'s who claim DLA and have a mobility car.

I dread to think what will happen if that is the case when it comes round to having them hand the car back!

sunnyone

Im 42 and my disabilities mean the chances of me living to be 70 (when I would retire if they change the law the way all parties seem to be suggesting) so its not worth worrying about what may happen then.

The drugs Im on must take a toll on my life expectancy, up until recently they were only used for terminally ill people, that and being in a wheelchair or bed 24/7 causes problems of their own so add the two together :eek: