Am I entitled to severe disability premium?

Severe disability premium

You may get this if you get any of the following:

• the disability premium
• the higher pensioner premium
• income-related Employment Support Allowance (ESA) - you can be in either the support or work-related activity group

There are 2 rates of severe disability premium, depending on whether your partner also qualifies.

Rate if you qualify

You’ll get this if you meet all of the following conditions:

• you live alone
• you get the middle or highest rate of DLA care component or the daily living component of PIP or AFIP
• no-one gets Carer’s Allowance for looking after you

You may also get it if you meet all these conditions:

• you have a partner and no one else lives with you or your partner
• Carer’s Allowance is paid for only one of you
• you both get the daily living component of PIP, AFIP or Attendance Allowance or the middle or highest rates of the care component of DLA

You may still get it if you meet all of these conditions:

• you have a partner who is registered blind
• no one lives with you and your partner
• you get the middle or highest rate of DLA care component or the daily living component of PIP or AFIP
• no-one gets Carer’s Allowance for looking after you

Rate if you and your partner qualify

You get this if you have a partner, no-one gets Carer’s Allowance for looking after either of you and you both get one of the following benefits:

• the daily living component of PIP
• AFIP
• Attendance Allowance
• the middle or highest rate of the care component of DLA

Enhanced disability premium

To receive this, you must be under Pension Credit age.

You must receive the disability premium or income-related ESA, and one of the following:

• the enhanced rate of the daily living component of PIP
• AFIP
• the highest rate of the care component of DLA

You’ll also receive this if you’re in the support group for income-related ESA.