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Misscleo said:

Hi when you said "too old at 70 to make new claim"
What happens when a claim runs out and you turn 70?
Please give full info as need to show group of friends 

If you are in receipt of a PIP award the age you are at doesn't matter. When that claim comes to an end and the DWP offer the opportunity to reclaim PIP, then provided you make that claim, go through with the face to face assessment you will hopefully get a new award for a new period of time.

However if after that assessment you fail to get enough points the DWP will tell you that you no longer qualify. If you then apply within 30 days of the decision notice for a MR you keep the right to an award and hopefully the DWP will change their mind and revise their first decision and make a new award for a new period.

If that doesn't work you have another 30 days after the DWP tell you that the MR has failed to lodge an appeal. When you go to the Tribunal and win you will get a new award and a new time period plus all of the benefit back to when it stopped.

If you fail at the Tribunal then that's it - no more chances - you lose the right permanently to PIP because you are over 65.


I got as far as the MR which failed and decided to call it a day as I could not cope with the pressures and stress that an appeal heaps on you. Because I failed to lodge the appeal notice within the specified time of 30 days I automatically became barred from making another claim because I am over 65.