New Style ESA and UC - Severe Disability Premium

Bea

I'm afraid your timing is not very good

The Minister announced that that claimants in receipt of SDP would not be asked to claim UC until the legislation was amended to allow payment of the Premium in UC, those who have already transferred would be compensated for the loss of the Premium.

Unfortunately, the problem with Ministerial announcements is that they take some time to be implemented and you are still in the period where we are waiting for the changes to be put in place.

So at the moment, you will not receive the Premium but at some time, it may be months, you will receive the equivalent of the Premium and back payment of any missed payments.


Gordon

Bea

You can only receive ESA(CB) is you meet the Contribution Conditions now or have met them on a continuous claim, so I think you were previously receiving ESA(CB) with an ESA(IR) top-up.

ESA was a single benefit encompassing ESA(CB) and ESA(IR) the situation with UC is different with UC and New Style ESA (ESA(CB)) being separate benefits, so your situation is what I would expect for your circumstances.

I'm afraid you will have to wait for the DWP to sort itself out re the SDP, it could be weeks but is more likely to be months.

Gordon