DLA. What happens when I reach retirement age?

Hello Rambling Ted,

Your ESA will stop when your State Pension starts. Make sure that you check out whether or not you are also entitled Pension Credit.

Your DLA will continue as it is, although you might at some point be asked to move over to PIP. You do not say why you would prefer to have Attendance Allowance rather than DLA and I would strongly advise you to seek personal benefits advice before triggering a move, particularly if you receive a mobility element of DLA.

Best wishes for your retirement,
Catherine

Arrrrr, I am with you now Rambling Ted.

You will stay on your DLA until at sometime they potentially ask you to apply for PIP. If at that time you don't apply for PIP your DLA will simply stop. You can obviously apply for AA instead of PIP at that point. AA and PIP are assessed on very different criteria, so I would repeat what I said about getting personal benefits advise before you commit to a particular action.

I have to agree with you that in my personal experience I have had far fewer issues applying for AA than for PIP, although I would add that many PIP claims go through without problems.

Once again, I wish you a very happy retirement,
Catherine