Timetable For PIP Replacing DLA

As many of you will know the government are slowly moving people off DLA (Disability Living Allowance) over to PIP (Personal Independence Payments). Below is a timetable of the time scale the UK government would like to complete it over. (The information was published June 2013)

April 2013
New claims to PIP started for people living in parts of the North of England.

June 2013
New claims to PIP started for the remaining parts of Great Britain (Except Northern Ireland). There are NO longer new claims to Disability Living Allowance for people aged 16 to 64.

October 2013
Reassessment to Personal Independent Payments starts for fixed Disability Living Allowance awards coming up for renewal, young people turning 16 or where DLA claimants report a change in their health or disability.

October 2015
Department for Work And Pensions begin selecting the remaining Disability Living Allowance claimants and telling them what they need to do to claim PIP.


More Answers To Questions
On my previous post about Personal Independent Payments there are were still a few questions i was looking for answers for and now i have finally found them.

What about existing Disability Living Allowance claimants? 
There are no automatic entitlements to PIP, even where an indefinite or lifetime Disability Living Allowance award has been made.Existing DLA recipients who were aged between 16 and 64 years old on 8 April 2013 (the day that PIP was introduced) will need to decide if they want to make a claim to PIP. Department for Work and Pensions will write to individuals from October 2015 to let them know when their DLA is due to end, and explain how they can make a claim to PIP.

 Existing claimants do not need to take any action now!

From October 2013, anyone with a DLA award coming up for renewal, young people turning 16 or DLA
claimants reporting a change in their health condition or disability, will be invited to claim PIP. Department for Work and Pensions will write to the remaining individuals at some point from October 2015 on wards to let them know when their Disability Living Allowance is due to end, and explain how they can make a claim to PIP.

All existing Disability Living Allowance claimants invited to claim PIP will be told what they need to do, and by when. If an existing DLA recipient makes a claim to PIP then their Disability Living Allowance would normally continue until a decision on their PIP claim is made. If PIP is not awarded or not claimed then DLA will stop.


How are other benefits and services affected? 
PIP is not taken into account as income when assessing entitlement to any means tested benefit and may even help claimants qualify for extra benefit. People receiving Attendance Allowance will not be affected by the introduction of PIP.

Like Disability Living Allowance, receiving PIP will provide access to other help. This can include Blue Badges, concessionary travel passes or a Motability vehicle.

Carers may also receive Carers Allowance because the person they are caring for is receiving the care component of DLA or the daily living component of PIP.If claimants are subsequently not eligible to PIP then these benefits and services may also be affected