Severe disability premium

princessj

Hi all, am I eligible for Severe disability premium in my income related ESA if I have a child who’s 24yrs that receives her own Universal credit, is unemployed but she doesn’t recieve carers allowance or anything of that.

Kimmy87

No as your daughter doesn't receive a qualifying benefit, you aren't eligible for SDP.

See the Scope guide here:

https://www.scope.org.uk/advice-and-support/living-with-someone-severe-disability-premium#Who-you-can-live-with--click

princessj

@Kimmy87 we both claim seperately and I was getting SDP while on ESA but have just migrated over UC. My daughter doesnt receive money to look after me and she comes and goes as she pleases.

princessj

I just wandered why does my daughter need to receive a qualifying benefit for me to be eligible for SDP? As she isn’t claiming money for me but herself, UC as she’s unemployed.

poppy123456

It's not payable when claiming UC. Does your daughter live with you? If so then are you sure your ESA included this? If it did then it shouldn't have been because she's treated as a non dependant and doesn't claim a disability benefit herself so she's expected to look after you due to living together.

princessj

hi @poppy123456 I’m not 100% sure so I will double check if it was paid or not thankyou

poppy123456

I would expect your ESA to have been £159.05 per week. (£318.10/fortnight) Before deductions.

Zipz

@pri

When I was on income-related ESA I was no eligible for SDP despite not having anybody claiming CA for me. It was not until the family member with whom I lived needed to claim Attendance Allowance that I became entitled to SDP because AA is a qualifying benefit

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/974939#Comment_974939

@princessj When I was on income-related ESA I was no eligible for SDP despite not having anybody claiming CA for me. It was not until the family member with whom I lived needed to claim Attendance Allowance that I became entitled to SDP because AA is a qualifying benefit.