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Moving house, PIP and ESA

Hi, I will be moving out of my parents house into my own flat. Right now I get pip enhanced care and mobility, and ESA support group, with severe disability premium (£127 per week). I understand that when I move, I can claim the enhanced disability premium. No one gets carers for me because my mum gets it for my disabled sister. I will be calling both PIP and ESA to tell them I am moving.
My first concern, is that will PIP see it as a change in circumstances?
It's taken 7 months to be awarded after a change in circumstances (worsening condition). My flat is going to be down the road, and my mum will still be helping me a lot, nothing about my conditions or needs would change due to the move.
Additionally, if I get the enhanced disability premium, will this affect my PIP, as in, if I am living alone now, will that mean they have to do a full reassessment?
This is so stressful, I don't know if it is even worth moving out at this rate, when I really do need to because being here is making my condition a lot worse.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated,
Lily.
My first concern, is that will PIP see it as a change in circumstances?
It's taken 7 months to be awarded after a change in circumstances (worsening condition). My flat is going to be down the road, and my mum will still be helping me a lot, nothing about my conditions or needs would change due to the move.
Additionally, if I get the enhanced disability premium, will this affect my PIP, as in, if I am living alone now, will that mean they have to do a full reassessment?
This is so stressful, I don't know if it is even worth moving out at this rate, when I really do need to because being here is making my condition a lot worse.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated,
Lily.
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Am I correct in understanding that UC is capped at around £297 per week for single adults living in London? So all together the ESA with any premiums and housing benefit will be capped at this amount, and PIP is independent of this?
To to be honest I’m just so scared that PIP will see I am living alone and will think my conditions have gotten better to the point that I can live alone, even though the only way I can live alone is if my mum is still supporting me, and I can’t leave the house without her. I am worried that I will be reassessed and lose my award and my car and never be able to go out again.
To add when you phone ESA up to change your address you can ask them to do the SDP over the phone, the form you need to mention is called and IS10.
Doing over the phone will process quicker and be added to your ESA making it £191+ a week instead of £127+.
Thats how I did mine when I was transferred from DLA to PIP and the SDP was added straight away.
I created one of the campaign election video for Labour, and Jeremy Corbyn,
This is a new version of Emeli Sande, Hope "You Are Not Alone
You can see the video here.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P5o8hRHh9IY
I think I've made a mess of it all!
Thank you both so much for your help.
No dont Cancel anything... when you phone up ESA to tell them you now have moved into you new place and you live on your own. As you get PIP ESA will see that on the computer just ask ESA about adding the SDP as you now live on your own.
ESA will know the form you will need to fill in but can be done over the phone... Remember to tell them it's the IS10.
I created one of the campaign election video for Labour, and Jeremy Corbyn,
This is a new version of Emeli Sande, Hope "You Are Not Alone
You can see the video here.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P5o8hRHh9IY
Good luck with moving in your new pad.❤️
I created one of the campaign election video for Labour, and Jeremy Corbyn,
This is a new version of Emeli Sande, Hope "You Are Not Alone
You can see the video here.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P5o8hRHh9IY
I received a letter this morning saying that I am now going to be paid the severe disability premium for ESA, they did the form over the phone. I also received a letter from housing benefit saying I need to fill in another form online, so just need to do that now.
Thanks!