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4 years 2 weeks ago #258879 by Finni
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Am I entitled to Severe Disability Premium if I live away from home for most of the time?
In detail: I own a flat in London and it's my main home. I would qualify for Severe Disability Premium if I lived there alone. However when I am unwell I stay at my sister's house in another part of the country. She does not get any benefits, such as carer's allowance.
The time I spend at her house varies but let's say it's two-thirds of the time.
Would I get Severe Disability Premium?
In detail: I own a flat in London and it's my main home. I would qualify for Severe Disability Premium if I lived there alone. However when I am unwell I stay at my sister's house in another part of the country. She does not get any benefits, such as carer's allowance.
The time I spend at her house varies but let's say it's two-thirds of the time.
Would I get Severe Disability Premium?
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4 years 1 week ago #258896 by BIS
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Hi Finni
You would need to check with a specialist benefits advisor on this one, but if you are away for most of the time, I suspect the DWP would view that you don't live alone. It's a grey area and outside the remit of this forum.
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You would need to check with a specialist benefits advisor on this one, but if you are away for most of the time, I suspect the DWP would view that you don't live alone. It's a grey area and outside the remit of this forum.
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4 years 1 week ago #258941 by Finni
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If there's nothing to answer my query in the resources here, then do you know of any access to guides about disability rights which might contain this info?
The situation I describe of living away a lot when disabled must have come up before.
The situation I describe of living away a lot when disabled must have come up before.
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4 years 1 week ago #258960 by BIS
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Hi Finni
I'm sorry, as I've already said this is outside the remit of this forum. I can't find anything on the government website about this or anything from doing a general search.
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I'm sorry, as I've already said this is outside the remit of this forum. I can't find anything on the government website about this or anything from doing a general search.
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4 years 1 week ago #258963 by Rosemary Clayson
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Hi Finni
I find the Disability Rights Handbook really helpful for specialist questions like this
www.disabilityrightsuk.org/shop/disabili...s-handbook-2021-2022
There is a discount which you can claim if you're on benefits.
There's also a helpline if the handbook doesn't answer the question.
I find the Disability Rights Handbook really helpful for specialist questions like this
www.disabilityrightsuk.org/shop/disabili...s-handbook-2021-2022
There is a discount which you can claim if you're on benefits.
There's also a helpline if the handbook doesn't answer the question.
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