JSA - Disability Premium

[caledfwlch]

I have been on ESA for around 3 years, and have in the last few weeks moved to JSA.

 

I received a letter today stating that my JSA claim has been approved and I will be getting £105 a week - £73 JSA and £32 Disability Premium.

 

Is this in addition to DLA? As I also get £86 every 4 weeks, Lower care rate DLA?

 

If its in addition it will be a very nice unexpected present, and will help offset the Council Tax as if I understand the letter that has come from the local council RE Housing Benefit I am no longer entitled to council tax benefit

[Mr.P]

[...] I understand the letter that has come from the local council RE Housing Benefit I am no longer entitled to council tax benefit

 

With an income of £126.50 per week, you should still get some council tax relief. It may not be for the full amount, so it would be worth pursuing a claim come Tuesday. Others will, I'm sure, be along soon to give you further advice and how much CT relief you'd be entitled to.

[antone]

That sounds right. The Disability Premium on JSA is, if I recall correctly, paid to claimants who receive any level of the care component of DLA. It's in addition to DLA - DLA payments are fully disregarded (that is, ignored) when your JSA entitlement is calculated.

 

So you could contact the DWP if you wanted to be sure, but it looks right to me.

[Nystagmite]

To get the disability premium on JSA, you need to either be registered blind or be on any rate of DLA / PIP.

 

You can only get the premium if on income based JSA, which will also give you full help with housing benefit (if you rent) and full council tax support.

[mikeymack2002]

Also having this premium allows you access to further help from your LA as well (certain types of support)

[caledfwlch]

Also having this premium allows you access to further help from your LA as well (certain types of support)

 

What other support is available? (it is care component of DLA I am on)

[daverules]

Hello all.

 

Not having a problem with anything but thought I would just take the time to share my experience with claiming Severe Disability Premium.

 

Been on ESA support group from late 2013 and on PIP from May 2014.

 

Back in May last year I received a letter and claim for for Severe Disability Premium (SDP) from DWP but due to severe health conditions both physical and mental I failed to complete it.

 

My life has slightly got better in the form of me trying to take back control of it instead of letting my conditions rule me and so whilst going through various

paperwork I came across the SDP form in mid May of this year and completed and posted it of to DWP.

 

Received a call from DWP manager asking me to confirm some details and upon doing so they informed me they were looking at my claim for SDP that day.

 

Received a letter yesterday from DWP stating that they had looked at my claim following a recent change, their words but only thing that changed was me sending the form and it gave dates and figures going back two years, the figures being larger than what I had received each fortnight.

 

It appears that they had backdated the money by adding the SDP payment and upon checking my bank account yesterday I pleasantly discovered they had indeed backdated the payment for the past two years.

 

So just two things to say concerning this, it is definitely worth applying for things as you never know it may be in your favour and well done DWP for correcting this.

 

Regards

Davey

[squirrelly Whirley]

...

So just two things to say concerning this, it is definitely worth applying for things as you never know it may be in your favour and well done DWP for correcting this.

 

Regards

Davey

 

I would agree wholeheartedly with this advice. When I went through my appeal against the 'fit for work' decision, I had used legal aid to get medical evidence from my doctor and consultants, and had engaged the help of a Welfare Rights Officer (WRO) at my local housing association.

 

I won both my ESA and PIP appeals. In addition to claiming the correct rate of ESA and PIP, my benefits were backdated. My WRO further suggested a number of benefit I could legitimately claim, these were all backdated to 2013.

[daverules]

Hi Squirrelly.

good to hear of another positive outcome and grats on your reward.

[Getting Less Bad]

 

Many thanks for this, I am being persuaded to try for this: however, it appeared to be Income Support only and automatically added. I assumed any such component was my Disability Income Guarantee of £15.75.

 

I currently receive the DIG, £73.10 Living Expenses and £36.20 Support Group per week. The above implies that I should get the Severe Disability Premium? (I get the Enhanced Living Component of PIP, live alone....)

 

Can anyone confirm this?

[Nystagmite]

Does anyone claim carers allowance for you? You have to apply for the severe disability premium.

[Getting Less Bad]

Thanks for your reply.

 

Nope, I live alone: apologies I assumed CA inolved co-habitation.

 

This gov.uk/ disability-premiums-income-support/how-to-claim is where I got the automatic bit from. (And my Income Support confusion, above.)

 

Apologies for the spaces etc, but I am under the post limit to include links.

[estellyn]

Phone up the esa helpline and explain you think you're eligible for the sdp and they should send you out a short form to complete, put in a covering letter requesting that the sdp is backdated as it is the dwp's error you weren't receiving it.

[daverules]

Hello,

the form is very basic, if you live alone and no one gets carers allowance for you then it is a two tick box

and signature.

 

Nothing to loose and everything to gain so give it a go.

 

Fingers crossed for you.

 

Regards to all.