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ESA lossing premuims

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  • dmg24
    dmg24 Posts: 33,920 Forumite
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    Bryando wrote: »
    no cause lose Council tax benefit /housing etc.

    Basically think at the current time it would be wize if partner just did voluntary work

    Is your partner your full time carer?
    Gone ... or have I?
  • Bryando
    Bryando Posts: 1,464 Forumite
    yeah. on my cliam (IS) gets C Allowance.
  • System
    System Posts: 178,447 Community Admin
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    I'm on ESA and do get a disability premium but i think that's cos there is no-one to claim CA for me.

    Not sure why'd you lose the Carer's aspect of it if you changed to ESA, i was sure you could claim both?
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  • NASA_2
    NASA_2 Posts: 5,571 Forumite
    edited 18 November 2009 at 9:59PM
    xXMessedUpXx wrote: »
    I'm on ESA and do get a disability premium but i think that's cos there is no-one to claim CA for me.

    Not sure why'd you lose the Carer's aspect of it if you changed to ESA, i was sure you could claim both?
    You cannot get disability premium on ESA. Its been abolished.

    You may get SDP and/or EDP.
  • Bryando
    Bryando Posts: 1,464 Forumite
    NASA wrote: »
    You cannot get disability premium on ESA. Its been abolished.

    You may get SDP and/or EDP.


    Whats SDP/EDP?

    So is it the case when getting put onto ESA we lose money?
  • healy
    healy Posts: 5,292 Forumite
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    Bryando wrote: »
    Whats SDP/EDP?

    So is it the case when getting put onto ESA we lose money?

    SDP = Severe Disability Premium.

    EDP = Enhanced Disability Premium.
  • Bryando
    Bryando Posts: 1,464 Forumite
    hwhats the criteria for those?
  • healy
    healy Posts: 5,292 Forumite
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    Bryando wrote: »
    hwhats the criteria for those?

    Severe disability premium

    You or your partner must satisfy all of the following:

    * be receiving the care component of disability living allowance (middle or higher rate) or attendance allowance
    * live alone
    * no one else must be getting carer's allowance for looking after you

    There is a couple rate if both of you qualify.

    Enhanced disability premium

    You or your partner must satisfy one of the following:

    * be in the support group
    * be under age 60 and receiving the high rate care component of disability living allowance

    If you have a partner you will be paid a higher couple rate of this premium.
  • Bryando
    Bryando Posts: 1,464 Forumite
    thanks for that.
  • hippy-chicy
    hippy-chicy Posts: 535 Forumite
    If you are awarded Income Related ESA this wont effect your HB/CTB you will get the same amount on ESA as you did on IS as they are both passported.
    :j
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