sos pls i need help! backdated sdp now on uc
hhello I'm new & I'm in need of some advice if anyone knows I'dappreciateany help or advice etc ....so I was on job seekers but was getting the top ups but even though i started to recieve pip enhanced daily living fr9m 2014 i never got the sdp until 2023 i was then moved to uc & given the transitional protection payment aswell as lcwra but they kept giving me what i believed was the wrong amount (less than what i was entitled to) they looked into my claim & said yes they underpaid me but i still didnt feel it was right so asked again they then agreed paid sone more but i still felt it wasnt right 20months later they randomly contacted me via my journal & told me theyd been underpaid me in april 2025 & I recieved what i was owed from when my uc started but what i have a problem with is why didnt i get my sdp from when my pip started? and can i apply for it now? i was on esa when my pip started 2014 then i went onto jsa 2017 but got 2 out of 3 top ups then 2023 they started paying me sdp but only backdated it a few months when i moved address but I'd lived at that adress years before & they never gave it to me then? i dont know why? I kbow ishould have been entitled to it can i appy now? how ? please if anyone knows i feel so ignored & messed around by the dwp ity exhausting x
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To qualify for SDP you have to live alone, or be treated as living alone
Have you consistently lived alone/would count as living alone since 2014, or from a date earlier than 2023?
You might want to get advice from a trained benefits advisor
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iI have lived alone & I also have a copy of a letter to the person who was renting me a room at my previous address saying they had reconsidered their decision & they were indeed entitled to sdp since (my name) " was not a dependant & was on qualifying benefits which meant my being at that address would not affect their entitlement to sdp & they awarded that person sdp I spoke to an advisor at the job Vicente at that time they said I should be glad I am getting 2 out of 3 top ups which made me feel like I was begging
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I would speak to a benefits adviser as this is a complex area.
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Sorry they said that @memyheadandaye, you shouldn't be made to feel you're begging!
As Lauren and Kimi have suggested, it's well worth speaking to a trained benefits adviser to see if they can look into this for you. They should be able to take a look at your whole case history and hopefully they can talk you through any next steps. There's a database to search for local help here:
Welcome to the community, by the way ☺️
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Thanks for saying that I think i really needed to hear that from someone unbiased so it felt good to read your comment I appreciate u taking the time to reply 😊 ...u have all helped me feel less daunted by this whole prospect 👍
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