Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what circumstances 15 year olds receiving disability living allowance (DLA) who have been informed that they need to claim personal independence payment are then permitted to reclaim DLA; and how many people have successfully reclaimed DLA in those circumstances.

Children in receipt of disability living allowance (DLA) who live in an area where reassessment activity in relation to inviting claims to personal independence payment (PIP) for existing DLA recipients has started are invited to claim PIP on or shortly after their 16^th birthday. The parents or guardians of the child are notified in advance of the invitation of what will happen on the child’s 16^th birthday.

If a DLA claim has ceased prior to a child’s 16^th birthday then the parent or guardian is able to reapply for DLA on the child’s behalf at any point up to a child’s 16^th birthday.

All DLA claimants living in a reassessment area and who are invited to claim PIP on or following their 16^th birthday are excluded from making a further claim to DLA.