ESA - Severe Disability Allowance

Alice

To receive the Premiums you must be receiving Income Related ESA in part or in whole. ESA(IR) is dependant on your household income, your savings and assets, and any hours that your partner works. See

Asset and savings rule for ESA(IR)

24 hour work rule for ESA(IR)

To receive the Severe Disability Premium you need to be receiving an enabling benefit such as a PIP Daily Living award, to be loving alone or considered to be living alone and no one must be receiving Carers Allowance against you PIP.

You should also be eligible for the Enhanced Disability Premium, referred to as the Disability Income Guarantee on the ESA letters.

Gordon

Alice

Sorry but are you saying that you know that you are receiving ESA(IR), or are you assuming that you do because you meet the criteria?

Based on your post the DWP should have contacted you, the SD Premium does require you to complete a form (IS10) but you should be able to do this over the phone, the Premiums should be backdated to the date that you became eligible to receive them.

Gordon

Alice

ESA(CB) is always paid if the claimant is eligible, you would be looking to receive an ESA(IR) top-up with the Premiums.

Were you working immediately before claiming ESA or were you transferred from another benefit such as Incapacity Benefit or Severe Disablement Allowance?

Gordon