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DLA to PIP A4 - Fair Advice to PIP.pdfDLA to PIP PIP (Personal Independence Payment) is the benefit that’s slowly taking the place of DLA (Disability Living Allowance). You’ll

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Page 1: DLA to PIP A4 - Fair Advice to PIP.pdfDLA to PIP PIP (Personal Independence Payment) is the benefit that’s slowly taking the place of DLA (Disability Living Allowance). You’ll

DLA to PIP

A guide for people with learning disabilities.

2016

Page 2: DLA to PIP A4 - Fair Advice to PIP.pdfDLA to PIP PIP (Personal Independence Payment) is the benefit that’s slowly taking the place of DLA (Disability Living Allowance). You’ll

DLA to PIP

PIP (Personal Independence Payment) is the benefit that’s slowly taking the place of DLA (Disability Living Allowance).

You’ll carry on getting DLA if you were 65 or over on 8th April 2013. For everyone else aged 16 and over, DLA will stop and you’ll need to claim PIP instead - even if you have a ‘lifetime’ or ‘indefinite’ award for DLA.

You won’t automatically move over to PIP. You’ll get a letter from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) before October 2017, asking you to make a new claim.

It’s important to fill in the claim forms correctly so that you get the right amount of PIP. Talk to an adviser if you need help doing this.

Page 3: DLA to PIP A4 - Fair Advice to PIP.pdfDLA to PIP PIP (Personal Independence Payment) is the benefit that’s slowly taking the place of DLA (Disability Living Allowance). You’ll

You’ll be asked to make a claim for PIP when any of the following

things happen:

• your DLA ends because it was awarded for a fixed period of time –

eg for 5 years

• you turn 16

• your condition changes

• the DWP sends you a letter asking you to claim

PIP claim line:

Telephone: 0800 917 2222 Textphone: 0800 917 7777 Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm

Calls are free from landlines and mobiles

Page 4: DLA to PIP A4 - Fair Advice to PIP.pdfDLA to PIP PIP (Personal Independence Payment) is the benefit that’s slowly taking the place of DLA (Disability Living Allowance). You’ll

Contact FAIR now to talk to one of our advisors. We are open 9-5, Monday-Friday. Our services are:

• Free

• Confidential

• Independent

95 Causewayside, Edinburgh EH9 1QG 0131 662 1962 [email protected]

www.fairadvice.org.uk

We can make home visits if needed.

A Charitable Company limited by Guarantee. Registered in Scotland No 135696. Registered as a Scottish Charity No SC002280.