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Important changes to Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
If you are in receipt of DLA and aged under 65 on 11 April 2011, you may be eligible to receive the higher rate mobility component.
From November 2010 through to April 2011, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will be calling everyone currently receiving DLA lower rate mobility whose main disabling condition is recorded as sight loss.
If DWP can obtain sufficient evidence to show that you would qualify for the higher rate mobility component under the new rules, your award can be changed in time for April 2011. This will give those people who are eligible an extra £30 a week.
If you feel that your eyesight has deteriorated since you were registered, please mention this when you are contacted.
Those people who DWP are unsuccessful in contacting by telephone will receive a letter and a claim form (DLA 77).
If you have any difficulty completing the form or are unsure of your eligibility please contact the Disability and Carers Service (DCS) on 08456 000033 – they will assist you in completing the form over the telephone. If you are unable to locate your CVI or BD8 or your documentation is illegible you should also contact the DCS on the above number.
There has been no guarantee of a claim being backdated to 11 April 2011, so please don’t delay in returning your form.