Are SDP backdated payments made to claimants who receive ESA and DLA?

PeteCarter1952
PeteCarter1952 Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener
edited April 2022 in Employment & Support Allowance (ESA)

I understand that SDP backdated payments are being made to claimants who receive Employment Support Allowance with a qualifying benefit such PIP. Are SDP backdated payments made to claimants who receive Employment Support Allowance and Disability Living Allowance? Any information on SDP and backdating criteria would be appreciated.  

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  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,000 Championing
    edited April 2022
    You qualify for SDP in your ESA if
    • it is income based ESA,
    • you get Daily Living PIP, or the care component DLA at the middle or higher rate
    • you live alone (or any other adults also get a disability benefit) and 
    • no one receives Carer’s Allowance or the carer element of UC for looking after you.
    See 
    https://www.gov.uk/disability-premiums/eligibility
  • PeteCarter1952
    PeteCarter1952 Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener
    Thank you for the prompt reply.   I hope SDP can be backdated to when I was awarded DLA.   I get the IB ESA and no one gets Carer's Allowance for looking after me. 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing
    edited April 2022
    If your ESA is Contributions based, whether you're entitled to the Income Related top up, which can include the SDP will totally depend on your circumstances.
  • PeteCarter1952
    PeteCarter1952 Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener
    I see.  Thank you very much.   I will phone ESA office and ask.   Tried phoning a couple of times last week but after an hour each time I gave up.   Will try again.
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing
    If you can answer these questions then we maybe able to tell you if any of your ESA is Contributions based, Income Related or a mixture of both.
    If you're in the Support Group and you receive £114.10 per week then this is Contributions based/New style ESA. Anymore than this and it's very likely to be part Income Related.
    Do you live alone?
  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,000 Championing
    Of course it is possible that if it is contributions based the addition of SDP to calculation might give rise to income based entitlement. (Not applicable for new style ESA.)
  • PeteCarter1952
    PeteCarter1952 Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener
    Yes, live alone.  I get ESA with a mixture of both components.

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