DLA and MOTABILITy over 65

DanE2010

parsons wrote: »

Yes as I have posted elsewhere, she failed at the Tribunal to get Attendance Allowance in early 2010. She was told to claim it by her GP much against my advice. Yes they told her that to solve her problem of not being able to get to the toilet upstairs quick enough and possible soil herself, she should have a comode downstairs.
I never said anything about the kitchen, what they said was a room downstairs, possibly the lounge.

Why are you being so sarcastic?

so the main reason for not claiming it is because she wasnt entitled to it not because of the funny looks etc, think u forget half of the things you say in other threads Andy, petrolhead, oldestrocker or the countless other names you've appeared under, stop wasting everyones time no one is falling for it, hense my sarcasm seeing how u think everyone was born yesterday

harry7075

Haven't the government increased the retirement age to 67?

jo011e2470

beadle2 wrote: »

DLA and MOTABILITy over 65
my husband is 65 next year
Ive just read that over 65 he will not get the HRM
currently he has a motability car.
Does that mean he will have to give it back
if it does he will lose his independence
I have n`t told him this yet
can any one advise?:eek:[/QUOT
I have looked at this and I see it as the same as DLA Mobility component that after your 65 you cannot claim the Mobility component, not that it will stop after you reach 65. You have to remember that the grey vote is one of the largest group who vote at all elections

parsons

DanE2010 wrote: »

so the main reason for not claiming it is because she wasnt entitled to it not because of the funny looks etc, think u forget half of the things you say in other threads Andy, petrolhead, oldestrocker or the countless other names you've appeared under, stop wasting everyones time no one is falling for it, hense my sarcasm seeing how u think everyone was born yesterday

What on earth is all that about?

I think you need to re-assess your way of thinking. The way you are acting could lead me to believe that you were actually born yesterday!

And by the way, my name is Paul!

DanE2010

parsons wrote: »

What on earth is all that about?

I think you need to re-assess your way of thinking. The way you are acting could lead me to believe that you were actually born yesterday!

And by the way, my name is Paul!

I wont waste my time explaining what everyone including yourself knows already

Nice to meet you Pinocchio *coughs* I mean 'Paul' :cool:

harry7075

skcollobcat10 wrote: »

I would willingly swap places with anybody over the age of 65, but the clause would be, you can have the disability as well as the dla if you think that you are missing out.

Well said:T

krisskross

skcollobcat10 wrote: »

I would willingly swap places with anybody over the age of 65, but the clause would be, you can have the disability as well as the dla if you think that you are missing out.

This must be the most trotted out phrase on any thread about disability.

What about the ones who DO have the disability but are 65 and1day old?

Oldernotwiser

skcollobcat10 wrote: »

People ranging from 0 - 65 years of age who are severely disabled and will never be able to work, do deserve this benefit to pay for all their disabled equipment, its not given free you know! Also they will not be able to save for a pension.
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Again, someone who thinks that DLA is an out of work benefit!

Why is it so hard to understand that many people who receive DLA work full time and often on decent salaries?

krisskross

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

Again, someone who thinks that DLA is an out of work benefit!

Why is it so hard to understand that many people who receive DLA work full time and often on decent salaries?

Well they certainly won't need DLA post 65 as they have been able to educate themselves and provide themselves with a nest egg and a pension fund. Things that the rest of us poor souls are accused of not doing when we have had every chance in life because we are not disabled. Not everyone has a high powered job. For some people higher education would be a total waste of time as they simply do not have the intellectual capacity.

Many people work all their lives but at fairly menial jobs and low wages. These people can't save for retirement, heaven knows they find it hard to live full stop.

Breast_Cancer_Survivor

According to Benefits and Work they haven't decided whether they are scrapping DLA mobility once you reach 65 yet.

Pensionable age
What is not certain, is what happens to PIP claimants once they reach pensionable age. The bill states clearly that PIP cannot be paid beyond pensionable age. This means that when PIP comes to an end claimants will need to replace it with another benefit, if they are not to have a big cut in income.

However, male claimants will be too old to make a claim for DLA, which must be made before your 65th birthday – and it will not be possible to make a claim for DLA whilst you are still eligible for PIP. Female claimants will still be young enough to make a claim for DLA when PIP first comes in, but pensionable age for women is intended to rise to 65 between April 2016 and November 2018.

This leaves attendance allowance (AA) as the only other option for former PIP claimants. Attendance allowance has two care rates, which have virtually the same qualifying conditions as the middle and higher rates of DLA. But it has no mobility component whatsoever. On the face of it then, the welfare reform bill means that many current recipients of DLA, including those with a Motability car, will lose their mobility payments once they have been transferred to PIP and reach the age of 65.

It is worth noting that the consultation on PIP, which ended on 18 February – after the welfare reform bill was published – had this to say about age limits:

“Individuals who receive the benefit before reaching 65 may continue to receive
Personal Independence Payment if their needs continue. We will keep the upper
age limit for receiving the new benefit under review, given the changes being
made to the State Pension age.”

We must stress that the DWP have given no clear indication that ending mobility payments for people over 65 is what they are planning, but the welfare reform bill certainly makes this a real possibility.

We know that a number of individuals and organisations are seeking clarification of this issue and we’ll let members know as soon as any more certain news becomes available.