DLA shake up

Ok done a bit more digging and found this

15. My child is under 16 years old and receives DLA. Will they be affected by the introduction of the new Personal Independence Payment?
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No. At the moment Personal Independence Payment will not replace DLA for those under the age of 16 with Personal Independence Payment.
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We would want to see how the assessment works for people of working age before deciding if children (under 16) getting DLA should undertake a new assessment.
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Children in receipt of DLA may remain on this benefit until they reach 16 provided that they continue to satisfy the eligibility criteria. They will then need to be reassessed for Personal Independence Payment.
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We will develop specific plans to transfer young people from age 16 to Personal Independence Payment as smooth and straightforward as possible.
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No firm decisions have yet been made about how this will be done because it is one of the things where we are continuing to talk to young disabled people, their families and organisations representing them.
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Our current thinking about how we support young people during the introduction of Personal Independence Payment can be found in a briefing note at http://www.dwp.gov.uk/pip

So your son son will stay on DLA until 16.

@ketty1 wrote:

What are your thoughts on this, I think it will be a disaster and many who really need it will lose it also meaning cares will lose their allowance.
My 12 year old son receives DLA and I receive carers allowance, how will this affect disabled children?

Our thoughts are exactly the same that this will be a disaster for many people. As you say so many
people will lose out and have their lives made more difficult. The DLA is a “gateway” for many other things.
Excellent that Vicki has given us good news on children up to sixteen. Also this week in the House
of Lords the Government has been forced to slow down the implementation of the DLA to PIP
changeover. It still seems that over 500,000 people will lose this benefit but it will be phased
in more slowly and more notice taken over medical records. This will help MD people with their
rarer conditions.