disability living allowance to personal independence payment
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Welfare Benefits Unit. Disability Living Allowance to Personal Independence Payment. Tuesday 4 th March 2014. Richard Porter – Welfare Rights Adviser. Disability Living Allowance. Replaced by Personal Independence Payments (PIP) in 2013. For all new claimants – age 16 to 64. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Disability Living Allowance to Personal
Independence Payment
Welfare Benefits Unit
Tuesday 4th March 2014
Richard Porter – Welfare Rights Adviser
Disability Living Allowance
Replaced by Personal Independence Payments (PIP) in 2013
• For all new claimants – age 16 to 64
• 16 and under (and over 65’s unaffected by PIP)
• So who does it apply to?
Personal Independence Payment
• I’ve reached the age of 16 – what happens?
• To make a claim for PIP
• Unless DLA was awarded under the ‘terminal illness’ rules
• Depending on your postcode you will be invited …
Personal Independence Payment
• So what do I have to do?
• Nothing unless in a ‘postcode affected’ area
Do you have any ………