Pension and DLA

Though I had a lifetime award for DLA , when I became eligible for my state pension, autumn 2015, aged 63, the DWP told me that I could not have both my pension AND DLA and the care section was discontinued though I kept my motability allowance.

Were they correct in telling me this ?

I have now been requested to have a home medical for my PIP, which is not a problem, and have become a a member of your website..

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I'm afraid you have been wrongly informed This happens quite often as the DWP call handlers are poorly trained and seem to tell people what they think will happen rather than taking the time to find out for certain!

DLA/PIP will continue past State Pension age as long as the medical criteria continue to be met. Claimants who do not have a mobility award when they reach pensionable age cannot get one afterwards.

Good luck with your PIP face2face assessment. Please look at our PIP guides to tell you what to expect

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Hi, only just reading your response to my query about being eligible for DLA and my pension.

Collapsed, resusitated in a&e so just getting life back on track.Just out of hospital and on total bed rest when my < at home > medical assessment took place. Lady was an ex-paramedic and I was aware her rucksack was strategically placed facing me and either a camera or tape recorder in it's net pocket was being used.My husband also thought her computer was also angled so that it's camera could also have been recording the whole session.
Luckily I had read a lot of articles from your website about face to face medical assessments before having to be in hospital and hope this helped my approach to her questions but I really had intended to do more research !

Your reply suggests I should have been allowed to retain my full DLA, not just the motability section, once I began to receive my State Pension last year as the only change was that my health had deteriorated.
Can you please let me know how I can try and recover the portion of DLA I lost last Nov. 2015 ?
Thanks