Pension age and PIP

Kizzie58
Kizzie58 Online Community Member Posts: 87 Contributor
in PIP, DLA, and AA

I've read a number of times that once you get to pension age the reviews are "soft touch?" and the awards are for a longer period. Is this true and if so what does it entail?

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 62,404 Championing

    If your conditions are not expected to change then yes you could receive a 10 year award with a light touch review.

    Soft touch review is a shorter form. What it entails, I have no idea because we haven’t had any members posting with any feedback.

  • Kizzie58
    Kizzie58 Online Community Member Posts: 87 Contributor

    Thank you Poppy. Hopefully mine will be for 10 years. oh how lovely that would be to finally relax about assessments as now I wont be having ESA ones anymore either.

    Hopefully someone who is pension age will see this and reply as to what it entails.

  • Cantilip
    Cantilip Online Community Member Posts: 623 Empowering

    I don't think anyone can say what things will be like in 10 years' time.

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 62,404 Championing

    It's not just those of state pension age, other people can be awarded for 10 years with a light touch review. I see you're waiting for a review decision, are you state pension age now?

  • Kizzie58
    Kizzie58 Online Community Member Posts: 87 Contributor
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/880919#Comment_880919

    I just wanted a rough idea. we could die tomorrow but still like to know things. ;)

  • Kizzie58
    Kizzie58 Online Community Member Posts: 87 Contributor

    Yes Poppy started to received my pension in March.. so one worry of ESA assessments gone..

    Would be so lovely if I got a 10 year award. imagine that, relaxing and not having to worry about assessments for a few years.

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