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DLA awarded indefinitely
- stereopurr
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As I had an indefinite award should I have been sent a repeat claim form at all?
Re PIP, it is for working age claimants and I am obviously not one of those. What happens to people like me?
Hope you can help with some advice. Many thanks.
Diane Buchanan

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stereopurr wrote: I was awarded DLA at the lowest rate of care component from 26/11/2009 for an indefinite period. I am now 68 years old. I received a repeat claim form in December 2012 and was visited by an ATOS doctor on Saturday 23 February 2013.
As I had an indefinite award should I have been sent a repeat claim form at all?
Re PIP, it is for working age claimants and I am obviously not one of those. What happens to people like me?
Hope you can help with some advice. Many thanks.
Diane Buchanan
Even those with Indefinite awards can be re-assessed under the Right Payment Programme, see
The Right Payment Programme
Whilst the Government keeps referring to DLA claimants of working age, the actual criteria are those over 16 and under 65, so as it stands you should be excused being transferred to PIP.
Gordon
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i think its maybe right payment programme but strange arrives at this time as esa is also being looked into.
i wonder can i ask,I was placed in the support group for esa and wrote to request esa50a form,I received this and it said considered long term condition would It be wise to include this as proof of my entitlement to dla and send it in as evidence with my dla questionaire.
ps I was also indefinitely.
setanta
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setanta wrote: hi all,iam much the same, low and behold now i have got a dla reassessment form just after the esa questionaire.
i think its maybe right payment programme but strange arrives at this time as esa is also being looked into.
i wonder can i ask,I was placed in the support group for esa and wrote to request esa50a form,I received this and it said considered long term condition would It be wise to include this as proof of my entitlement to dla and send it in as evidence with my dla questionaire.
ps I was also indefinitely.
setanta
Yes you can do this, but to be clear, being placed in the ESA Support Group does not "entitle" you to DLA, it will just be treated as another piece of medical evdence.
Gordon
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