Told I was eligible for SDP and backpay. My son's girlfriend has moved in and now I can't claim?
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rea3
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Hello please can you anyone help I have my sons girlfriend living with me she claims universal credit I have health problems and have just been awarded higher pip I got a call to say I’m now entitled to the severe disability premium and am entitled to back pay then they called me back and said I can’t claim as she lives here how is it I can’t claim money I’m entitled to as she stays here
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Hi @rea3 - & welcome to the community. Unfortunately your son's girlfriend now living with you means you are no longer eligible for the SDP, as you normally have to live on your own with no other adults, unless they are claiming a benefit that would mean they would be eligible for the SDP too usually. There are a few other exceptions, & you can look at the following for confirmation. Please see: https://www.gov.uk/disability-premiums/eligibility
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I will check that out thank you so much
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You will only be eligible if all the other adult members of your household also receive a disability benefit. I take it that your son does not live with you.
If your PIP award commencement date is prior to when she moved in and you met the qualifying conditions before she moved in you can still claim a backdated payment from your PIP start date to the date she moved in.0 -
My son does live with me but he also receives pip for his disability and she moved in before so still won’t get it oh well wrong in so many ways won’t see her out on the streets so yet again my loss our benefits system is keeping disabled people in poverty0
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You don’t lose out though. Your not eligible now. You can’t claim what you are not eligible for.0
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As you weren’t receiving the SDP then you haven’t missed out on anything.0
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