Am I entitled to Severe Disability Premium?

Wandering1993
Wandering1993 Community member Posts: 13 Listener
Hi! I am a bit confused - I am on both ESA (income-related; support group) & on PIP daily living component (standard rate). I also receive Housing Benefit. I've read recently about severe disability premium and it seems I am entitled to it according to the GOV website but I do not receive a payment for SDP directly to me. Does the severe disability premium get added to housing benefit as I see something on my housing benefit referring to severe disability premium but not sure what it means. 

Thanks in advance :)

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 61,288 Championing
    SDP is paid with your ESA if you live alone or classed as living alone, if you live with other adults they must also be claiming a qualifying disability benefit. No one must also be claiming either carers allowance or carers element of Universal Credit for looking after you.
  • Wandering1993
    Wandering1993 Community member Posts: 13 Listener
    Thanks Poppy. Just to clarify, the SDP accounted for when calculating housing benefit is separate from the SDP which will be added to ESA? I found the information on the GOV website very confusing. I live on my own and no one is claiming carers allowance for me and I am not for anyone else. 

    Thanks for your time. 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 61,288 Championing
    It's included in the calculation, you don't actually receive it like you do with ESA. Is it included with your ESA amount?
  • calcotti
    calcotti Community member Posts: 10,005 Championing
    edited January 2023
    The SDP is included in the HB but calculation but the amount of HB you get will not change because you get maximum HB anyway simply due to being on income based ESA.

    How much ESA do you get?
  • Wandering1993
    Wandering1993 Community member Posts: 13 Listener
    Thanks again @poppy123456 and @calcotti

    In response to both of your messages, I'm not sure if it is included in my ESA but I don't think so. I get a payment of £270.70 every two weeks. 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 61,288 Championing
    . I get a payment of £270.70 every two weeks. 

    That doesn't have the SDP included. You need to ring ESA to ask to fill out the IS10 form to claim the SDP. It can be backdated to when you became entitled to it. It's £69.40/week (from April 2022, less in previous years)
  • Wandering1993
    Wandering1993 Community member Posts: 13 Listener
    Thanks @poppy123456, I will give them a call. You've been really helpful. 
  • calcotti
    calcotti Community member Posts: 10,005 Championing
    Just to check - nobody claims Carer’s Allowance or the carer element of UC for looking after you.
  • Wandering1993
    Wandering1993 Community member Posts: 13 Listener
    @calcotti yes, that is correct nobody claims carer's allowance/ carer element of UC for looking after me
  • Wandering1993
    Wandering1993 Community member Posts: 13 Listener
    edited January 2023
    Thanks 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 61,288 Championing
    edited January 2023
    It can be paid from when you became entitled to it. Whether you were entitled to it before 2018 will depend on your circumstances during that time.
  • Wandering1993
    Wandering1993 Community member Posts: 13 Listener
    My circumstances haven't changed but I guess I'll have to wait until the final decision has been made and query it then. Thanks. 
  • L_Volunteer
    L_Volunteer Community Volunteer Adviser, Scope Member Posts: 7,924 Championing
    How are you feeling about things at the moment @Wandering1993? You have done so well reaching out for support here  :)
  • Wandering1993
    Wandering1993 Community member Posts: 13 Listener
    Hi all, a little update I have received a letter saying there has been a change made to my ESA rate and it now includes SDP however it doesn't say anything about back pay. Should I expect a different letter or should I ring them? 
  • bg844
    bg844 Community member Posts: 3,883 Championing
    Hi all, a little update I have received a letter saying there has been a change made to my ESA rate and it now includes SDP however it doesn't say anything about back pay. Should I expect a different letter or should I ring them? 
    I would phone them and ask. Usually a payment is made before a letter reaches you.
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 61,288 Championing
    You will need to ring ESA to ask because they are the only ones that can tell you what’s happening.
  • Wandering1993
    Wandering1993 Community member Posts: 13 Listener
    Ah ok. I wasn't sure if a decision letter often came before the letter about backdated payments as I didn't want to wait in a long queue to talk to them if I didn't have to. 

    Thanks. 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 61,288 Championing
    Usually any money owed is received in your bank before the decision letter.