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Can I get the SDP backdated?

Hi iv been in recite of dla(middle rate) since 2009 and iv been on esa since 2012 so Dwp told me , but I have recently changed over from dla middle rate to pip enhanced rate (awarded from 31 October 2018) Iv never lived with anyone and no one has ever claimed carers allowance for me and I should have been getting a premium sdp £62.45 pw but I didn’t know about this until yesterday so iv rang dwp and claimed the ib10 form because my dla stopped and changed to pip they said I should here within 7-10 days but does anyone know if I can get any off the sdp backdated? Plz tyvm in advance
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Understand benefits are complex and confusing. I would contact CAB for benefit advice. I know they can help with form filling in and anything else.
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As Poppy correctly identifies, it may be that there was no income-related ESA added to your claim when you went onto it in 2012. This however would have been an error on the part of the DWP, as by the sounds of it you should always have received the income-related element to get your SDP.
If this is the case, then yes you should be able to get it backdated, provided you provided all the correct info to the DWP when you were put onto ESA.
Once you've completed your claim form, I would send it together with a letter asking for the full backdate, based on official error on the part of the DWP.
Hope this helps.
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Mary