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INDEFINATE DLA

  • ibbet47
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13 years 1 month ago #46001 by ibbet47
INDEFINATE DLA was created by ibbet47
A short while I was awarded DLA (both components at highest rate) indefinately. After reading about the introduction of PIP am I to assume that my award wasn't worth the paper it was printed on? :angry:

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  • Survivor
13 years 1 month ago #46004 by Survivor
Replied by Survivor on topic Re: INDEFINATE DLA
For "indefinite" read - "We haven't set a date for reassessing you, but we could do a spot check at any time and in 2014 or thereabouts (subject to new legislation) the government is going to get rid of DLA and you may or may not get anything at all then."

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  • Rosered
13 years 1 month ago #46005 by Rosered
Replied by Rosered on topic Re: INDEFINATE DLA
I always thought that you could not make any legislation retrospective. Surely their must be something regarding the term indefinate or lifetime award which gives the legal defination of the term used at the time.

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  • RachelPotter
13 years 1 month ago #46010 by RachelPotter
Replied by RachelPotter on topic Re: INDEFINATE DLA
It's probably a term, adopted by the powers that be to shut people up as it sounds like 'forever'

when infact it means an undefined time, a non specified time ie

whenever they want to reassess you they can and will.

:angry:

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  • Survivor
13 years 1 month ago #46011 by Survivor
Replied by Survivor on topic Re: INDEFINATE DLA
It wouldn't be retrospective because they wouldn't be taking away monies already paid.

Also even if they decided not to remove an indefinite reward, there'd be nothing to stop a government reducing the rates to zero, so you had an indefinite award of nothing. There's generally a legal way of doing most things the government wants to do.

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  • Ranald
13 years 1 month ago #46014 by Ranald
Replied by Ranald on topic Re:INDEFINATE DLA
Nothing is written in stone as yet with regards to DLA re-assessment, we will just have to wait and see. (que Sera Sera) ;)

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