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Severe disability premium

deb1968

deb1968 Member Posts: 2 Listener

May 2017 edited May 2017 in Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)

I applied for severe disability premium on the25th of may I went through the form with the person on the phone i was just wondering how long it takes to process

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Sam_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,731 Disability Gamechanger

May 2017

Hi @deb1968 welcome to the community - Im not sure how long it would take I am afraid! Do you have a phone number you can call and check on this?

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johnny100 Member Posts: 125 Pioneering

May 2017

it will take 2 to 4 weeks on average

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