question about benefits and moving into supported living

mika94
mika94 Online Community Member Posts: 18 Connected
in Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
hello everyone i will be moving out in around 6 months time and have a question  about my benefits i was on call with one of my friends who lived where im going to be living she said ill no longer get my pip daily living component and only get my mobility which is fine she said i wont get the living part because im being cared for 
also where ill be going its flats it isnt in a house with other people but its a bunch of flats inside a building with staff on hand but my question now is
since i wont be getting my living component will i still get my severe disability premium top up on esa? thanks

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,458 Championing
    Moving into supported living shouldn't stop your daily living award. This would only happen if you're either in hospital or living in a care home for more than 28 days.
  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,000 Championing
    As poppy says, if it is supported living then your PIP is not affected.

    If living in a care home then the Daily Living would stop after 28 days. Entitlement to  SDP in ESA would stop when the PIP Daily Living stops.
  • mika94
    mika94 Online Community Member Posts: 18 Connected
    poppy123456 said:
    Moving into supported living shouldn't stop your daily living award. This would only happen if you're either in hospital or living in a care home for more than 28 days.
    i checked the website even though its flats it says care home on the website 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,458 Championing
    Care home and supported living are 2 completely different things.
  • mika94
    mika94 Online Community Member Posts: 18 Connected
    poppy123456 said:
    Care home and supported living are 2 completely different things.
    poppy123456 said:
    Care home and supported living are 2 completely different things.
    my nurse said it is supported living and thats the flats but on their website its listed as a care home i will have to make sure with my nurse
  • Hannah_Alumni
    Hannah_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,866 Championing
    @mika94 Hopefully your nurse will be able to provide more information :) 

    How do you feel about moving? 
  • mika94
    mika94 Online Community Member Posts: 18 Connected
    Hannah_Scope said:
    @mika94 Hopefully your nurse will be able to provide more information :) 

    How do you feel about moving? 
    im looking forward to being more independent i asked my nurse and she told me its supported living shes finding a flat for me so i wont be in a care home
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,458 Championing
    Supported living is not a care home. They are 2 completely different things.
  • mika94
    mika94 Online Community Member Posts: 18 Connected
    poppy123456 said:
    Supported living is not a care home. They are 2 completely different things.
    yes i know that but the place i thought i was going was a care home but im going into supported living not a care home
  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,000 Championing
    mika94 said:
    poppy123456 said:
    Supported living is not a care home. They are 2 completely different things.
    yes i know that but the place i thought i was going was a care home but im going into supported living not a care home
    If you are in supported living it has no impact on your benefits. you will still get your Daily living PIP and  the SDP in your ESA.
  • Hannah_Alumni
    Hannah_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,866 Championing
    That's good! :) You said in your first post "around 6 months time". Have they given you anymore information on that timeline? 

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