Hi, my name is Anthony

familycampion
familycampion Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
edited January 2025 in Benefits and income

Hello I just want to thank you for the useful info on the website I recently was awarded pip after I was refused the first time I applied.

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  • familycampion
    familycampion Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener

    Can I just find out what this is about because I was contacted by DWP they said I'm eligible for a 81.50p per week payment but I can't remember what It is called and I just had to sign a form and send it back but how long is this payment supposed to take before you begin to receive it.

    Thank you

    Ant

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 8,259 Championing
    edited January 2025

    £81.50 is the amount for Severe Disability Premium

    https://www.turn2us.org.uk/get-support/information-for-your-situation/severe-disability-premium/what-is-a-severe-disability-premium#:~:text=A%20Severe%20Disability%20Premium%20is,with%20the%20cost%20of%20disability

    The DWP will need to process the application before they can start paying you and work out backpay, we don't know from here how long that will take as there are no timescales.

  • familycampion
    familycampion Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener

    Thank you Kimmy87

  • Jimm_Alumni
    Jimm_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,713 Championing

    Hello @familycampion 😊Welcome to the Scope online community, how are you doing today?

    Congrats on being awarded PIP! Did you get it after your assessment or did you have to go through the MR and tribunal appeal process too?

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing

    You will only be entitled to SDP if you currently live alone or treated as living alone. This means no other adults living with you unless they are also claiming a qualifying disability benefit their self such as PIP daily living, DLA mid/high rate care or AA or they are registered blind.

    If entitled you must also make sure that no one claims either carers allowance or carers element of UC for looking after you. If they do then the SDP will end.

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