IS disability premiums

Zziggi

Would someone please explain to me the difference between the following premiums added to Income Support;
Disability premium
enhanced disability premium
severe disability premium

Thanks in advance

richard9991

Zziggi wrote: »

Would someone please explain to me the difference between the following premiums added to Income Support;
Disability premium
enhanced disability premium
severe disability premium

Thanks in advance

you get disability prem added to income support after 12 months incapacity if not entitled to incapacity benefit

you get severe disability if you get dla paid at the middle/high care component and no one claims carers allowance for you and you live alone

you will get enhanced disability if you get high care component of dla

dmg24

richard9991 wrote: »

you get disability prem added to income support after 12 months incapacity if not entitled to incapacity benefit

you get severe disability if you get dla paid at the middle/high care component and no one claims carers allowance for you and you live alone

you will get enhanced disability if you get high care component of dla

You are correct, apart from the disability premium. This link explains each of the premiums.

richard9991

dmg24 wrote: »

You are correct, apart from the disability premium. This link explains each of the premiums.

well i get disability prem and dont get dla

PipsoG

richard9991: DMG is right about the entitlement to Disability Premium. Your statement as to a qualifcation is incorrect.

You put: you get disability prem added to income support after 12 months incapacity if not entitled to incapacity benefit

you get the Premium if you ARE on Incapacity Benefit for 12 months and not as you have said "if you are NOT entitled to Incapacity Benefit"

The entitlement is:

If you are aged under 60, you may be able to get this premium if you are:

• receiving a Disability Living Allowance; or
• receiving Incapacity Benefit - long term rate; or
• receiving Severe Disablement Allowance; or
• provided with an invalid vehicle; or
• receiving payments through the invalid vehicle scheme, or war pensioners vehicle scheme, or their mobility component of Disability Living Allowance is being paid direct to Motability Finance Limited; or
• are registered blind; or
• your partner is receiving any of the above; or
• Attendance Allowance.

Zziggi

Thank you for the info.

So if a man is receiving HRM and HRC of DLA they should get all three premiums on top of the basic IS amount?

richard9991

PipsoG wrote: »

richard9991: DMG is right about the entitlement to Disability Premium. Your statement as to a qualifcation is incorrect.

You put: you get disability prem added to income support after 12 months incapacity if not entitled to incapacity benefit

you get the Premium if you ARE on Incapacity Benefit for 12 months and not as you have said "if you are NOT entitled to Incapacity Benefit"

The entitlement is:

If you are aged under 60, you may be able to get this premium if you are:

• receiving a Disability Living Allowance; or
• receiving Incapacity Benefit - long term rate; or
• receiving Severe Disablement Allowance; or
• provided with an invalid vehicle; or
• receiving payments through the invalid vehicle scheme, or war pensioners vehicle scheme, or their mobility component of Disability Living Allowance is being paid direct to Motability Finance Limited; or
• are registered blind; or
• your partner is receiving any of the above; or
• Attendance Allowance.

Disability premium isn't a benefit in its own right but increases the 'applicable amount' to which your income is topped up when calculating means-tested benefts such as income support, and income-based Jobseekers allowance. It may also increase your housing and council tax benefit, and entitle you to the £20 earnings disregard.
New claims made now

If you are not already on income support, disability premium is only of limited relevance unless you are on certain other disability benefits which may entitle you to the premium, for example DLA or WTC disability element.
Apart from being entitled to disability benefits such as those, an alternative route to getting disability premium is if you meet the 'incapacity for work' test and have been incapable for 52 weeks (certain breaks in the period are allowed). However, if you meet that test you will now usually also meet the test to claim ESA and will claim that instead - and disability premium does not increase your ESA. Disability premium can still apply to housing and council tax benefit, but not after one has established an entitlement to ESA.
Claims made before October 2008

For claims made before 27th October 2008, it was possible to claim income support on the ground of incapacity for work. For new claims made now, incapacity is no longer a ground to claim income support. The disability premium could - and still can - increase the amount of income support one gets.
dla

healy

richard9991 wrote: »

Disability premium isn't a benefit in its own right but increases the 'applicable amount' to which your income is topped up when calculating means-tested benefts such as income support, and income-based Jobseekers allowance. It may also increase your housing and council tax benefit, and entitle you to the £20 earnings disregard.
New claims made now

If you are not already on income support, disability premium is only of limited relevance unless you are on certain other disability benefits which may entitle you to the premium, for example DLA or WTC disability element.
Apart from being entitled to disability benefits such as those, an alternative route to getting disability premium is if you meet the 'incapacity for work' test and have been incapable for 52 weeks (certain breaks in the period are allowed). However, if you meet that test you will now usually also meet the test to claim ESA and will claim that instead - and disability premium does not increase your ESA. Disability premium can still apply to housing and council tax benefit, but not after one has established an entitlement to ESA.
Claims made before October 2008

For claims made before 27th October 2008, it was possible to claim income support on the ground of incapacity for work. For new claims made now, incapacity is no longer a ground to claim income support. The disability premium could - and still can - increase the amount of income support one gets.
dla

What the others have said is still correct.

I thought the comment about usually passing the test for ESA when you have passed the test for IB was rather optimistic!

System

Re disability premiums and ESA

I'm on ESA and get a premium :huh:

richard9991

healy wrote: »

What the others have said is still correct.

I thought the comment about usually passing the test for ESA when you have passed the test for IB was rather optimistic!

it may be correct but prior to oct 2008 ppl who wernt entitled to incap on the grounds of not enough stamps paid got the dis prem to top up applicable ammount of income support this why i get the dis prem

healy

richard9991 wrote: »

it may be correct but prior to oct 2008 ppl who wernt entitled to incap on the grounds of not enough stamps paid got the dis prem to top up applicable ammount of income support this why i get the dis prem

Yes I know.