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staff-031: What additional benefits would you be entitled to if you are entitled to PIP?

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source-c039: DMG Vol 10 Ch 61: Attendance Allowance and Disability Living Allowance — PDF page 5

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AA/DLA age conditions and PIP references; not a complete PIP transition or continuation rule.

61014 To be entitled to DLA a person must be


1. under pensionable age and


2. in the case of


      2.1 the lower rate of the mobility component, aged five or over (see DMG 61251 et seq) or


      2.2 the higher rate of the mobility component, aged three or over (five years or over before
      09.04.01).


Note: From 6.12.181 the age condition changed from being under age 65 to being under pensionable

age2. See DMG Chapter 75 for guidance on pensionable age.


                                                          1 Pensions Act 07, s 13(3); 2 SS CB Act 92, s 75(1)



The residence and presence and competency conditions

61015 [See DMG memo 12-25] To become entitled to AA or DLA a person must satisfy the residence
and presence conditions, and competency condition, under UK law (see DMG Chapter 07).



Day for payment of AA and DLA

AA
61016 AA is a weekly benefit payable on Mondays unless


1. it is linked with another benefit and

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source-c037: DMG Vol 10 Ch 60: Carer’s Allowance — PDF page 4

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Qualifying disability benefits and multiple carers; preserve cited memo dependencies.

60033 [see DMG memo 02/25] “Severely disabled person” means a person for whom


1. AA1 or


2. the care component of DLA at the highest or middle rate or pension age disability
payment2 or

3. CAA payable as


       3.1 an increase of IIDB3 or


       3.2 an increase of an old scheme allowance4 or


       3.3 an increase of WC5 or


       3.4 a WDisP6 or


4. the daily living component of PIP at the standard or enhanced rate 7 or

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source-c027: DMG Vol 13 Ch 78: State Pension Credit: additional amounts and special groups — PDF page 11

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Additional amount for severe disability; do not equate this with Severe Disablement Allowance.

78034 [see DMG memo 02/25] Claimants with no partner are treated as being severely disabled and are

entitled to the lower rate of additional amount for the severely disabled if 1


1. they are in receipt of


        1.1 “AA” or


        1.2 the care component of DLA at the highest or middle rate or


        1.3 the daily living component of PIP at the standard or enhanced rate or


        1.4 the daily living component of ADP at the standard or enhanced rate or


        1.5 AFIP and


2. there are no persons aged 18 or over


        2.1 normally residing with the claimant or


        2.2 who the claimant normally resides with (see DMG 78065 et seq) and


3. no one is entitled to and in receipt of CA, or UC that includes the carers element, in respect of caring
for them.


                                                                    1 SPC Regs, reg 6(5)(a); Sch I, para 1(1)(a)


Transitional protection
78035 [see DMG memo 02/25] Carers who were aged 65 and over before 28.10.02 can continue to be

entitled to CA even though they are no longer providing care1, for example after the disabled person has
died.


                                  1 The Regulatory Reform (Carer’s Allowance) Order 2002, S.I. 2002/1457

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