Ill health retirement - impact on DLA payments

Everyday living
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Does anyone know if payment of DLA is affected if I take ill health retirement pension? Many thanks Lucy

2

I dont think it is but I am not an expert on DLA/PIP

JC

3

No it’s not, it isn’t affected by your income you can be earning £5 a year or £100,000 and it is still payable. It is affected if you go into hospital for a protracted period, if you tell them… Gary

4

Like Gary said DLA is not affected by ill health retirement. It is not a means tested benefit.

Shazzie x

5

I’m not sure that the advice you have been given is correct (it could be), DLA pays until you hit retirement age (65), but if you have to retire early on medical grounds that may affect things since you’ve brought the retirement age forward. I’d ring the DLA office for clarifcation on this.

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12 things that don’t affect your right to claim Disability Living Allowance.

  1. You’re getting any other benefits - Disability Living Allowance will be paid on top.
  2. You’re working.
  3. Your partner works.
  4. You have savings.
  5. You have not paid any national insurance contributions.
  6. You don’t consider yourself to be disabled - Disability Living Allowance is for people with long term health problems which affect their everyday activities.
  7. You’ve been told by a doctor, nurse, care worker - or anyone other than a welfare rights worker - that you won’t get Disability Living Allowance. Eligibility for Disability Living Allowance is a legal question, not a matter of medical - or any other - opinion.
  8. You live alone and no-one is providing care for you.
  9. You already have someone, a partner for example, providing care for you.
  10. You don’t want anyone to provide care for you.
  11. You’ve been turned down before. You may decide you could put forward a stronger case if you applied again.
  12. You do not want to spend money on personal care: you can spend Disability Living Allowance on anything you wish.

You can claim DLA until 65 but if you claim after it becomes Attendance Allowance this is DLA money minus the Mobility component. This is still the same I think it is just that DLA has become PIP.

Benefits and work http://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/ who give excellent advice costs £19.40 per year. The DLS give excellent free advice http://www.dls.org.uk/advice/factsheet/factsheets_download.html it is essential you get help.

G

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Just rang DWP and ill health retirement makes no difference to DLA/PIP payments. I said that I had received a lump sum and get a monthly pension and he said he makes no difference at all.

Shazzie xx

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Yep, if you were awarded DLA before turning 65, then you remain on it.(unless your change to PIP is affected). If you are over 65 then you claim Attendance Allowance.

pollx

9

Not sure if you get ESA (contribution based) but it does effect that. It reduces by 50p for every £1 you get per week over £85

Sarah x

10

Nothing brings the retirement age forwards. You can only claim state pension when you hit (the ever changing) correct age.
Retiring early is to do with occupational pensions. If you pay into a work scheme you may be able to claim this early but it has no bearing on your date to claim your state pension. As far as the DWP are concerned you are of working age and should claim ESA until you get to the magic age. (As well as DLA of course)

Others have stressed the important points regarding DLA and attendance allowance but I wanted to stress the “early retirement” issue because I think it has a few people confused.

Jane