Where Do I Stand In Relation To DLA and Pension Credit?

Torry_Quine

gwinnie wrote: »

You won't need to worry about PIP as it's being phased in, starting with new claims. Then when you turn 65 in June, you would need to apply for Attendance Allowance anyway as DLA is for working age indivduals and children. (Pip will be for 16 to 64-year-olds)

AgeUK should be able to advise you fully.

http://www.ageuk.org.uk/money-matters/claiming-benefits/attendance-allowance/

As others have said this is totally wrong. Do not stop any claim for DLA, it will continue.

SandraScarlett

gwinnie wrote: »

You won't need to worry about PIP as it's being phased in, starting with new claims. Then when you turn 65 in June, you would need to apply for Attendance Allowance anyway as DLA is for working age indivduals and children. (Pip will be for 16 to 64-year-olds)

AgeUK should be able to advise you fully.

http://www.ageuk.org.uk/money-matters/claiming-benefits/attendance-allowance/

No you don't! If you have been getting DLA prior to 65, you may remain on it. As there isn't a mobility element to AA, the OP would be much better off keeping it.

I thought the lady who had relinquished her DLA for AA last week - Shellbell? - was one in a zillion, but evidently others also mistakenly think this.

If you apply for the first time after 65, you may only claim AA, but if your application is before your 65th birthday you can stay on DLA, and even get the rate increased, for instance from LR care, to MR or HR.

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SandraScarlett

Sorry, I immediately posted after reading the post by gwinnie, and now realise others beat me to it ............ by hours!

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Mojisola

SandraScarlett wrote: »

Sorry, I immediately posted after reading the post by gwinnie, and now realise others beat me to it ............ by hours!

It's worth repeating!

I'm horrified that people are still being told that they have to give up their DLA.

I helped an elderly lady about five years ago who had been told this - she'd been left struggling financially as she was very disabled. She hadn't even been told about claiming AA - just that she had to stop claiming DLA.

The AA for her care needs helped her but she lost the mobility element of DLA which represented a lot of money lost in her last years.

kah22

I’ve been trying to do some reading on this issue and for me personally the time element is confusing. As stated above I’m 65 in June coming, meaning of course, that I missed the deadline of April this year to remain on DLA.

Anyway I was reading an article on the MSM site: ‘Benefit Reform For Disabled People’ which reads: ‘Ms McVey (Disabled people's minister) said claimants receiving lifetime or indefinite DLA would not be reassessed until October 2015 at the earliest - after the next general election.’

I am in receipt of an indefinite award and of course by the time they get around to me I’ll be 66 possibly 67 by the time they get around to me; will the fact that I’ll be over 65 by then let me keep my DLA or will I have to undergo this new PIP test?

Of course I appreciate that two years is a long time in politics but I’m just wondering about it on the basis of what we know today.

Kevin

HB58

No, if you are not 65 until after April then you will be migrated to PIP at some stage, even if you are well over 65 by that time (unless something miraculous happens meanwhile!).

gwinnie

Torry_Quine wrote: »

As others have said this is totally wrong. Do not stop any claim for DLA, it will continue.

SandraScarlett wrote: »

No you don't! If you have been getting DLA prior to 65, you may remain on it. As there isn't a mobility element to AA, the OP would be much better off keeping it.

I thought the lady who had relinquished her DLA for AA last week - Shellbell? - was one in a zillion, but evidently others also mistakenly think this.

If you apply for the first time after 65, you may only claim AA, but if your application is before your 65th birthday you can stay on DLA, and even get the rate increased, for instance from LR care, to MR or HR.

xx

Mojisola wrote: »

It's worth repeating!

I'm horrified that people are still being told that they have to give up their DLA.

I helped an elderly lady about five years ago who had been told this - she'd been left struggling financially as she was very disabled. She hadn't even been told about claiming AA - just that she had to stop claiming DLA.

The AA for her care needs helped her but she lost the mobility element of DLA which represented a lot of money lost in her last years.

Ok. I'm deleting the offending bit, and leaving the bit about how AgeUK can advise FULLY.

Torry_Quine

gwinnie wrote: »

Ok. I'm deleting the offending bit, and leaving the bit about how AgeUK can advise FULLY.

That's good and you've learned something today as well.:)

Parva

C.C.L. wrote: »

Not totaly incorrect Parva, in fact it is correct. I said that all who are aged 16-64 when the benefit comes in in April this year will have to apply for PIP. I didn't say when. This is because they haven't decided yet. This was to put the OP in the picture as the next poster was saying nothing would change.It is correct as the OP will have to apply for PIP.

Fair do's, I stand corrected.

kah22

Sorry for not thanking posters earlier but I was away for a few days. Your replies were most informative

Kevin