Disability Premium Univeral Credit

Glen76

Hi, I was wondering if you could assist, if you have been just been awarded enhanced rate of PIP and have been claiming universal credit does this mean you get the disability premium if you are living on your own. I know if you moved over you were covered by the transition period but what happens if you have been on UC and then awarded PIP

steve51

Hi @Glen76

Welcome & Good Evening.

We have got a “Benefit Calculator”  here on our site.

I will post a link below for you.

https://search.scope.org.uk/s/redirect?collection=scope-meta&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scope.org.uk%2Fsupport%2Fdisabled-people%2Fbenefits%2Fcheck&index_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scope.org.uk%2Fsupport%2Fdisabled-people%2Fbenefits%2Fcheck&auth=sN%2B7AvRM61Si5RLWTmoSQQ&profile=_default&rank=1&query=Benefit+Calculator

Please please let me know if I can help you further?????

Glen76

Hi Steve
tha is for the link, I did notice on another post that new claimants were not entitled to it, just ones that had previously had it and move over. 

steve51

Hi @Glen76

I have just found some more info for you below

https://www.scope.org.uk/support/disabled-people/benefits/universal-credit-faqs

Please let me know if I can help you further?????

Glen76

Hi Steve, that’s brilliant and thanks for you help and yeah it does confirm it. If you get PIP as a new claim when on Universal Credit you are not entitled to disability premium.