ESA BACKPAY.

nay1993

Im just wondering if someone has had the same phone call as me. I have just recently had a tribunal for my claim for pip and won. I have received my back pay and my normal payments have started. Before this I had a re assessment for my esa and was awarded it for 12 months but never had to attend a tribunal for this like I did for my pip.  I have just received a phone call from esa. I was asked to confirm my address, if I had ever received carers allowance, and if I had a partner throughout my claim. I was told I would start receiving disability premium again and I would be owed back pay from September 2018. I’m due my esa payment on Tuesday and was told I would receive it today instead of Tuesday so there wasn’t any confusing once the back pay was processed. I was told I would receive my back pay on Thursday. Can anyone tell me why I’m receiving backpay for esa when my claim has never been stopped? My disability premium that is paid in with my esa after my pip stopped last year. My only guess is is that now I’ve been given my pip back that I’m automatically entitled to the disability premium again? And I’m owed. I’m really confused. I should of asked. But I did explain that I had received backpay from pip already. 

poppy123456

HI,

The disability premium that you're talking about is the severe disability premium, which is paid if no one claims carers allowance for looking after you and if you live alone, or classed as living alone. For this you need to be claiming daily living PIP or DLA/mid high rate care. It's paid in with your ESA and from April 2019 it's £65.85 per week, slightly less before the increase. When you PIP stopped your SDP would have also stopped with it. The backdated money is money owed from the time your PIP stopped.

Hope this helps.

Adrian_Scope

Hello @nay1993. Poppy has given you great advice and I hope it's helped explain things for you. I just wanted to add a huge congratulations on your tribunal win!