Teenager – WinVisible

DLA to age 18 for teens in Scotland!

12/03/2020 by winvisibleblog

WinVisible is delighted that disabled young people in Scotland will be able to stay on Disability Living Allowance (DLA) up to the age of 18, and not be forced to make a new Personal Independence Payment claim at 16. The Scottish Government is using its devolved powers to bring in this change from 1 April … Read more

Winning PIP paper assessment for teens

12/03/202004/07/2018 by winvisibleblog

There is wide concern from the public, MPs and others about how claimants with mental distress are treated in the benefit system. But not everyone is aware that as PIP is tied to working age (16-64), teenagers aged 16 are put under the stress of possible loss of benefit when their DLA is ended in … Read more