Could be entitled to SDP, any advice?

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minime8

Hi everyone.
i have been receiving pip standard care and standard mobility.went for a review and was awarded enhanced on both.i am on income support..they wrote and said I could be entitled to s.d.p.and asked me to fill in the form they sent.but why is it only now they have informed me of this.i have been on pip since 2012 .if any one could give me advice .on how it works I would appreciate it .thank you .

poppy123456

minime8 said:

Hi everyone.
i have been receiving pip standard care and standard mobility.went for a review and was awarded enhanced on both.i am on income support..they wrote and said I could be entitled to s.d.p.and asked me to fill in the form they sent.but why is it only now they have informed me of this.i have been on pip since 2012 .if any one could give me advice .on how it works I would appreciate it .thank you .

For the SDP you must live alone or be treated as living alone, so no other adults living with you. If there's other adults living with you they must either be registered blind or claim a qualifying disability benefit theirself, such as PIP/ADP daily living, DLA mid/high rate care or AA. 

No one must be claiming either carers allowance or carers element of Universal Credit for looking after you.severe-disability-premium

minime8

Hi no one receives carers for me there only my son who receives pip and esa .so hope fully I will receive it.the gentleman I spoke to said he will put it down to have it backdated .my daughter was 19when she went to uni.
so I know I won’t be entitled to it for the year .she was claiming esa due to mental health issues .but no one has lived with me since only my son .who receives pip.daily and mobility .if anyone could advise me on how it works I would be grateful.thank you 

poppy123456

You mention a daughter at Uni but where does she normally live? Are you claiming for help with any rent? If so do you still claim a bedroom for your daughter? 

Does she claim a qualifying disability benefit? 

minime8

Morning poppy .no she did not claim this..but last night I had a cal .from dwp
saying that I am going to receive a large payment to my bank.due to that they did not realise I was getting middle care .they thought I was just getting standers mobility .and they owed me this payment.my daughter spoke to the gentleman from dwp.due to I get breathless very quickly.could this be sdp .cause my daughter spoke to the gentleman.she not sure .if it is sap or just payback that they didn’t pay me .due to  them not realising I was on middle care.i was getting £107 a fortnight.and been on pip since 2012.
If you could give me some insight I would be grateful.thank you .

minime8

Sorry I put in for sdp on Monday just gone .thank you 

poppy123456

It sounds like money owed for SDP, that’s great news! 

minime8

Thank you poppy for your reply’s .its still hard to take in.just glad they realised that I did get standard living.
hope you have a good day and thank you again 

poppy123456

Any daily living part of PIP qualifies you for SDP. See link https://www.entitledto.co.uk/help/severe-disability-premium