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Does disability living allowance automatically transfer to PIP benefit?

When children turn 16 there can be changes to their support.

Disability Law in Education advice post-16
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08 May 2023

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  • 08 May 2023

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    You have to apply for PIP (AKA Personal Independence Payment - a main adult disability benefit). DLA stops at 16. PIP applications are done by the Department for Work and Pensions (AKA DWP) who should write out to ask you about applying for PIP. Not all kids who get DLA get PIP as the criteria are different. Scope have decent advice on benefits for kids reaching age 16.

    https://www.scope.org.uk/advice-and-support/moving-from-DLA-to-PIP-when-child-turns-16/

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