Severe Disability Premium - Complicated scenario

poppy12345

igwd wrote: »

Okay, I have just found a new piece of the puzzle.

"The government have announced that they are to introduce rules which protect some disabled people from being worse off by ensuring that they cannot transfer to UC by 'natural migration'. These people are those who are entitled to the 'severe disability premium' as part of their legacy benefit. Those who have already transferred and lost out are to receive a 'transitional payment' to compensate them. This follows a court decision (TP and AR v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, 14 June 2018) which held that people getting that premium who transferred to UC by 'natural migration' after moving house and having to claim UC instead of housing benefit should have been protected."

Source (last paragraph): cpag.org.uk/content/ask-cpag-online-universal-credit-natural-migration

So if my friend and I move out, stump up rent for a while, fill out an IS10 to get the SDP, we will then be protected from being 'naturally migrated' onto UC and losing out when applying for help with rent / housing as we are in receipt of the SDP.

Does this seem cut and dry?

That's correct as mentioned in post #7 but the rules for this haven't changed yet and the regulations aren't in placed at the moment. Possibly they will be in mid January. I'm assuming you haven't even got a place in mind yet, so moving could take quite a while.

igwd

poppy12345 wrote: »

That's correct as mentioned in post #7 but the rules for this haven't changed yet and the regulations aren't in placed at the moment. Possibly they will be in mid January. I'm assuming you haven't even got a place in mind yet, so moving could take quite a while.

What bit of info makes you believe it could be mid January this rule is brought into effect? Where would I look to see where / when this rule is brought in?

You're correct, not even started looking yet but wouldn't want to move out without an action plan and the rule being in place for peace of mind.

poppy12345

igwd wrote: »

What bit of info makes you believe it could be mid January this rule is brought into effect? Where would I look to see where / when this rule is brought in?

You're correct, not even started looking yet but wouldn't want to move out without an action plan and the rule being in place for peace of mind.

There you go.
https://www.turn2us.org.uk/Benefit-guides/Benefit-Changes/Benefit-Changes-Timetable-2019#guide-content

igwd

poppy12345 wrote: »

There you go.

When will I know that the January changes that were put forward have been legislated and put into practice? Is there another place which gives live updates on this kind of info?

poppy12345

igwd wrote: »

When will I know that the January changes that were put forward have been legislated and put into practice? Is there another place which gives live updates on this kind of info?

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/10/made

igwd

Ah, so it's in full effect it seems? You've been so helpful, thank you :A