Passported Benefits after PIP award

78fromrogers

Hi

Been awarded Standard rate for both components do I have to apply for severe disability premium or will it be added to ESA automatically?

I don't drive but could I claim 50% discount off my partners road tax?

Poppie68

78fromrogers wrote: »

Hi

Been awarded Standard rate for both components do I have to apply for severe disability premium or will it be added to ESA automatically?

I don't drive but could I claim 50% discount off my partners road tax?

To benefit from the road tax exemption... You would have to be in receipt of the Enhanced rate for mobility. I have never heard of a 50% discount, maybe someone else is able to help there. Also the car would have to be registered in your name or you nominated drivers and the car used just for your purpose and not for their use. If you are entitled to any premiums you have to inform them yourself as these benefits are not linked ..

poppy12345

78fromrogers wrote: »

Hi

Been awarded Standard rate for both components do I have to apply for severe disability premium or will it be added to ESA automatically?

I don't drive but could I claim 50% discount off my partners road tax?

Great news. There's criteria to claiming Severe Disability Premium and is awarded only to someone who lives alone (unless their partner claims DLA/PIP too) also no one must be claiming Carers Allowance for you. If your partner doesn't claim DLA/PIP then there's the Carers Allowance option but to claim this the person mustn't be earning more than £102 per week and must be caring for you for 35 or more hours each week. Car tax you can claim 50% reduction because you claiming Standard Mobility but the car must be registered in your name.

Scully38

78fromrogers wrote: »

Hi

Been awarded Standard rate for both components do I have to apply for severe disability premium or will it be added to ESA automatically?

I don't drive but could I claim 50% discount off my partners road tax?

You can claim 50% reduction in road tax if your partner drives you everywhere. The reduction only applies for those in receipt of standard rate mobility.

If you have enhanced mobility you don't have to pay car tax.

Richie-from-the-Boro

PIP Passports Passported benefit or scheme and the ~=~ PIP component or rate you need to get the passported benefit

Blue Badge parking concessions without further assessment ~=~ 8 points or more in the moving around activity of the mobility component
Carer's allowance for your carer ~=~ Either rate daily living component
Carer's National Insurance credits for your carer ~=~ Either rate daily living component
Carer's premium for your carer in income-related benefits and the additional amount for carers in Pension Credit ~=~ Either rate daily living component
Child tax credit - disabled child element ~=~ Any rate or component paid to your child aged 16 or over
Child tax credit - severely disabled child element ~=~ Enhanced rate daily living component paid to your child aged 16 or over
Christmas Bonus ~=~ Any rate or component
Concessionary travel pass without further assessment ~=~ 8 points or more in the moving around activity, or 8 points or more in the communicating verbally activity
Council tax discount disregard for severe mental impairment ~=~ Either rate daily living component
Council tax discount disregard for live in care worker ~=~ Either rate daily living component
Disability premium in Housing Benefit (HB), Income Support, Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) and Council Tax Reduction (CTR) ~=~ Any rate or component
Enhanced disability premium in HB, Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Income Support, JSA and CTR ~=~ Enhanced rate daily living component
Severe disability premium in HB, ESA, Income Support, JSA, CTR and additional amount for severe disability in Pension Credit ~=~ Either rate daily living component
Disabled child premium in HB ~=~ Any rate or component paid to your child aged 16 or over
Motability ~=~ Enhanced rate mobility component
No non-dependant deductions in HB, ESA, Income Support, JSA and CTR ~=~ Either rate daily living component
Student eligibility for income-related ESA Any rate or component
Vehicle Excise Duty (road tax) exemption ~=~Enhanced rate mobility component
Vehicle Excise Duty (road tax) 50% reduction ~=~ Standard rate mobility component
Working Tax Credit disability element ~=~ Any rate or component
Working Tax Credit severe disability element ~=~ Enhanced rate daily living component
Working Tax Credit - defining an adult as incapacitated and a child as disabled for the childcare element ~=~ Any rate or component

This is not a complete list of all passported benefits, for more go here but it will give you an idea of the range of passported benefits available. Best of luck.

Richie-from-the-Boro

I should have said congrats to Scully

robby_d

Cinema users may find this useful , as i do .
CEA card , i can't link it , i'm new .
Pay full price at the cinema but your helper/ carer / friend gets in for free !
£6 to process the card and your off .

MaShadow

so if i live with family but get esa support group and pip standard on both parts. does that mean i cant get passported rates between the two. because im not living alone?

no one has carers benefit for me

pmlindyloo

MaShadow wrote: »

so if i live with family but get esa support group and pip standard on both parts. does that mean i cant get passported rates between the two. because im not living alone?

no one has carers benefit for me

Despite the list given in a previous post it is much more complicated than that.

What passported rates are you talking about?

What do you want to apply for?

MaShadow

im totaly new to the benefits system so its confusing

isnt there a premium that gets added when you are on both pip and esa. i think its esa side that adds extra.

pmlindyloo

MaShadow wrote: »

im totaly new to the benefits system so its confusing

isnt there a premium that gets added when you are on both pip and esa. i think its esa side that adds extra.

Here is a link about the premiums

http://www.esahelp.co.uk/rates.php

You won't get the severe disability premium if you are living with family.

If you look at your ESA award letter it should tell you what premiums you are getting.

If you are worried then go to CAB for a benefits check.