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$!Some people in England, Scotland and Wales have already been invited to claim Personal Independence Payment (PIP).$! | ||
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If your child is still getting Disability Living Allowance (DLA), when they’ll be invited to claim PIP depends on when their DLA ends. | ||
You’ll get a letter inviting you to apply for PIP. You must claim PIP within 28 days of the date on the letter, which will either be sent: | ||
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You must tell the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) if your child’s care or mobility needs change while they're still getting DLA. They’ll be invited to claim PIP if this happens. | ||
+ shortly after your 16th birthday | ||
+ about 20 weeks before your DLA award ends, if you were awarded DLA under the rules for people who are terminally ill | ||
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###Your child's DLA ends before September 2017 | ||
You’ll continue to receive DLA during this 28-day period and while your PIP claim is being assessed. | ||
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Your child will normally get a letter before they turn 16 inviting them to apply for PIP. | ||
##If your needs change | ||
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^Contact the [Disability Benefits helpline](/disability-benefits-helpline) if your child's sixteenth birthday is in less than 4 weeks and you haven’t received a letter. Your child's payment may stop if you don’t.^ | ||
You must let the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) know if your [care or mobility needs change](/disability-living-allowance-children/eligibility) before you turn 16. Call the Disability Living Allowance helpline. | ||
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###Your child's DLA ends after September 2017 or DLA awards with no end date | ||
You’ll be reassessed for DLA and won’t automatically be invited to claim PIP when you turn 16. DWP will write to tell you when you can claim PIP. | ||
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You can be contacted anytime from 13 July 2015 to claim PIP for your child. This includes if they have a long-term award of DLA or if they have an indefinite award with no end date. | ||
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Not everyone will be contacted to claim PIP right away. Your child will continue to get DLA until DWP writes to you about when it will end. | ||
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**Disability Living Allowance** | ||
Telephone: 0345 712 3456 | ||
Textphone: 0345 722 4433 | ||
Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm | ||
[Find out about call charges](/call-charges) | ||
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*[DLA]: Disability Living Allowance | ||
*[DWP]: Department for Work and Pensions | ||
*[PIP]: Personal Independence Payment | ||
*[DWP]: Department for Work and Pensions | ||
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