AQW 51210/11-16 Written question to the Minister for Social Development
To ask the Minister for Social Development whether his Department intends to reassess claimants with lifetime Disability Living Allowance awards when transitioning to Personal Independence Payments.
Asked by Stewart Dickson MLA on 20 November 2015
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 20 November 2015
- Answer due by
- 7 December 2015
- Answered
- 26 November 20156 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Personal Independence Payment will replace Disability Living Allowance for working age claimants (age 16 – 64). All existing working age claimants with an indefinite (lifetime) award of Disability Living Allowance will be reassessed for Personal Independence Payment over a period of time.