Hi Paula
Because of the changes made under PIP.
“The primary aim behind replacing DLA with PIP is to save 20% of the budget, as opposed to meeting disabled people’s needs as appropriately as possible. “The new benefit is totally and utterly different”
What hasn’t changed?Both DLA and PIP:• are non-means-tested, non-taxable cash benefits.
• Are benefits you can claim if you’re in or out of work, do voluntary work or are in education or training.
• Are linked to getting other benefits and support – such as Carer’s Allowance and the Blue Badge scheme; and have special rules if you’re terminally ill.What has changed?
• PIP is for people aged 16 to 64. You can only make a new claim for DLA if you’re under 16. • PIP isn’t about diagnosing your disability or health condition. PIP is based on how your condition affects you, not on the condition you have.
• If you make a claim for PIP, you’ll need to be assessed by a health professional. This will usually happen face-to-face.
• PIP is assessed on different criteria to DLA – it has a score-based system that relates to the help you need, with a list of daily living and mobility activities.
• PIP treats all conditions equally and takes into account mental, intellectual, cognitive and sensory impairments.
• The care component of DLA has three rates of payment and the daily living activity in PIP has two.
• Most PIP awards will be fixed term with a review point built in. That review mechanism will apply even if your condition is permanent, but will not apply if you’re terminally ill.
Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence Payment – the main differences Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is a tax-free benefit for disabled people who need help with mobility or care costs. DLA is ending for people who were born after 8 April 1948 and are 16 or over. You can now only make a new claim for DLA if you’re under 16.
Personal Independence Payment Personal Independence Payment or PIP was introduced in April 2013. PIP helps with some of the extra costs caused by long-term ill health or a disability.
PIP is harder to get than DLA because it places less importance on your diagnosis. It focuses instead on how well you can function on a a day-to-day basis. More than 125,000 people in Northern Ireland will have to be re-assessed to see if they qualify for the new benefit.
Hope that helps
Joss
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