Enhanced disability premium

sparky260500

Muttleythefrog wrote: »

Hmm should do as long as IR ESA (or underlying entitlement to IR). They'll automatically add it if they regard you as eligible for it.

oh thats good few more pennies its about £20 a week am i right. also i used to be in the wrg of ESA now hopefully getting support group will the differents in money be back dated from when i filled in the medical form or is it only paid from the date of your medical.

Muttleythefrog

sparky260500 wrote: »

oh thats good few more pennies its about £20 a week am i right. also i used to be in the wrg of ESA now hopefully getting support group will the differents in money be back dated from when i filled in the medical form or is it only paid from the date of your medical.

If this is a re-assessment then it will apply from the new WCA decision date... i.e. the date they move you to Support Group. If you've appealed against a decision then it will be from the date of the decision against which you appealed (or from week 14 if was new claim).

EDP at moment is £14.05 for single person.
Rates on http://www.lawcentreni.org/EoR/benefit-rates.html#ESA(IR)

dave030445

nannytone wrote: »

you need to be on a means tested benefit alongside getting high rate care DLA

Thats wrong you don't need to be on high rate care.

Cpt.Scarlet

Errrrrrr, yes you do

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/FinancialSupport/OtherBenefitsAndSupport/DG_068683

sparky260500

Cpt.Scarlet wrote: »

Errrrrrr, yes you do

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/FinancialSupport/OtherBenefitsAndSupport/DG_068683

what happened to being in the support group

sparky260500

I found this what is it
The Disability Premium

sparky260500

if Enhanced disability premium is a premium given to ESA why do you have to have high rate care of dla

sparky260500

all this is so confusing all i wanted to know is I was on WRG of IR ESA now maybe going to SUPPORT group of IR ESA do i get any other premiums

Cpt.Scarlet

As has been previously stated. If you are in the ESA Support Group OR in receipt of DLA Higher Rate Care, then the Enhanced Disability Premium is paid on top of your ESA(IR).

Muttleythefrog

Scarlet is right.. unfortunately the DWP link is out of date... it fails to address the (now not so) new ESA arrangements. You don't need to be getting DLA HRC... you could get it via IR ESA Support Gp.