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12 years 11 months ago #55257 by Derek Grant
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If you currently receive dla and have been told you have it indefinitely,What will happen under the new government proposals?
will you be subject to reassessment and yet more stress?

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12 years 11 months ago #55259 by poppycat52
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Yes

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12 years 11 months ago #55261 by Gordon
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Derek wrote:

If you currently receive dla and have been told you have it indefinitely,What will happen under the new government proposals?
will you be subject to reassessment and yet more stress?

OK the first thing to say is that there really is no such thing as an indefinite award, as the DWP are entitled to re-assess a claimant at any time. The DWP Randon Re-assessment Program picks a number of DLA claimants who are on indefinite awards, for re-assessment every year.

Informtaion on PIP, is still very sketchy, however, the Government has said that there would be a re-assessment of DLA claimants (but not necessarily a medical), as part of the transfer. Not all DLA claimants will be transferred, for example those over the State Retirement age.


Gordon

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12 years 11 months ago #55268 by paula7777
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My neighbor receives HRM and was awarded 2 yearly awards his claim was due to run out in September this year and he got a letter yesterday saying he had been awarded his DLA indefinite without filling any forms is this usual ?

He is very excited by his letter, he is 57! And is it maybe age related does anyone think?

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12 years 11 months ago #55282 by Derek Grant
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I doubt it is age related Paula. I expect he to will have to reapply in 2 years time!

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