Why has DWP taken my disability premium?

alisha22
alisha22 Online Community Member Posts: 320 Empowering
edited June 2022 in Benefits and income
Hello can anyone advise why dwp have taken my disability premium. They say because my daughter whos 19 years old is claiming universal credit so I am no longer entitled. Is that correct. 

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 63,179 Championing
    edited June 2022
    If this is the Severe Disability Premium then unless your daughter is also claiming a qualifying disability benefit herself such as PIP daily living or DLA mid/high rate care then yes this is correct, you will no longer be entitled to the SDP.
    You must live alone or be classed as living alone to be entitled to this. When your daughter was still a dependant then you would have been entitled to it. https://www.entitledto.co.uk/help/severe-disability-premium

  • Jean Eveleigh
    Jean Eveleigh Scope Member Posts: 182 Empowering
    They have done the same to me as I had to have someone move in to act as a live in carer to supplement the 16.5hpw SS will pay for to the 24/7 they agree I need
  • alisha22
    alisha22 Online Community Member Posts: 320 Empowering
    Thanks Jean for your response. So what is the best solution as my daughter is only 19 and gets universal credit which isn't much. I feel this should not affect our benefits.
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 63,179 Championing
    alisha22 said:
    Thanks Jean for your response. So what is the best solution as my daughter is only 19 and gets universal credit which isn't much. I feel this should not affect our benefits.
    Unfortunately, there's no solution here to being entitled to SDP while your daughter is living with you, unless of course she claims a qualifying disability benefit as mentioned above. It's part of the criteria to claiming SDP that no other adults living with you as part of your household.
    If she cares for you for at least 35 hours per week then she can claim the carers element of UC. This will increase her UC by £168.81 per month. She will need to report a change of circumstances and tell them she cares for you.

  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,005 Championing
    alisha22 said:
     I feel this should not affect our benefits.
    Unfortunately what you feel and what the law says are different.
  • alisha22
    alisha22 Online Community Member Posts: 320 Empowering
    Thankyou all for your comments. Yes my daughter does care for me and has for a while but never claimed anything. Someone did say be careful because her uc may go down but apparently it does affect universal credit can you advise, I know poppy you said it will increase by £168 but I read it does affect uc
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 63,179 Championing
    You are thinking of Carers Allowance, which does reduce her UC £1 for £1. So there’s no financial gain to claiming both. When claiming UC you do not need to claim this be entitled to carers element. She just needs to do as I advised above and report the changes. 
    As a carer she will then have no work commitments.

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