Disability premium- income support

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sarah1199
sarah1199 Online Community Member Posts: 12 Listener
in Benefits and income
Hi all, I'm new here.
Just today I was awarded pip, standard rate for both living and mobility.
I currently am on a joint claim for income support with my husband and I have 2 children under the age of 16. I was wondering if I would be entitled to disability premium please and does it get back dated to the original pip claim?
Thanks in advance x

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    Yes, you will be entitled to disability premium (couples rate) of £51.60/week from the start of your PIP award. If your PIP started before the April increase then the weekly amount would be slightly less than the figure i quoted.
    It should be automatically added to your Income Support. If for some reason it doesn't get added then you will need to ring IS to tell them about your PIP award.
  • sarah1199
    sarah1199 Online Community Member Posts: 12 Listener
     Oh that is a relief thank you, I'm currently at 11 weeks today since applying for pip so I imagine back pay will be 11 weeks and I'm due my income support next week. Thank you for your help x
  • Alex_Alumni
    Alex_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,538 Championing
    I'm glad to see we could help @sarah1199 and do ask if anything else comes up :)

    In the meantime, please do have a look around the forum if you'd like to, you can find all the latest conversations in our recent discussions category, all the different topics in our categories page, and you can meet and chat with other members over in our virtual coffee lounge too.

    I hope you enjoy your evening, and that everything comes through for you next week.

    Alex

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