For anyone approaching the official age of retirement this year, it is essential to know which benefits will continue, new ones you may now qualify for and those you can no longer make a new claim for
These are the Department for Work and Pensions benefits people can no longer claim when they reach State Pension age. When you turn 66, some benefits will stop while you can start claiming others.
. Your State Pension age is the same as your Pension Credit age unless you are a man born before December 6, 1953. Use the Turn2us benefit calculator to see what benefits you’re entitled to, or get help from a benefits adviser.You cannot make a new claim for Disability Living Allowance , Personal Independence Payment or Adult Disability Payment - the new devolved disability benefit which is replacing PIP for people in Scotland - once you have reached State Pension age. However, if you were already receiving DLA, PIP, or ADP you can renew the claim even though you are over State Pension age.
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