change of circumstances

crommy wrote: hi ive been put int the support group on esa.i currently claim cont esa but have applied for income related esa.i get dla higher rate mobility and medium rate care.i am trying to see if anymore premiums will be if i qualify for income esa.i currently live alone but my brother who is my carer has now moved out and lives in a seperate address.i rang dla about this the person i spoke to said is ok i did not to need inform them of this change.my dla form has my brother as living at my home.is this correct i do not need to report this change i getting a little worried about this now thx

The Carers Allowance will be in your brothers name so he has responsibility for notifying the DWP of any changes about it, not you.

In regard the Premiums.

ESA(IR) is means tested on your household income, assets and savings and any hours that a partner works.

Asset rule for ESA(IR)

24 hour work rule for ESA(IR)

Providing you are eligible for an ESA(IR) top-up to your ESA(CB) you will receive the Enhanced Disability Premium as you are in the ESA Support Group.

On the assumption that your brother is still claiming CA then you are not entitled to the Severe Disability Premium, but if he ever stops receiving the benefit and you live alone then you would be.

You are not eligible for the Carers Premium as you are not receiving Carers Allowance and you cannot claim CA against your own DLA, that is covered by the SDP above.

If you have reached the age that a woman, born on the same day as you, would be able to claim the State Pension then there may be additional Premiums available.

If in doubt feed your information into the one of the online benefit calculators such as Turn2Us.org

Gordon

crommy

If you are now living alone then you should also be entitled to the Severe Disability Allowance, I believe this requires another form to be completed, I think it is an IS10 form which you can get from the DWP.

Gordon

crommy wrote: yes i filled the sda claims form in about 2 months back.you think i will get no comeback on the address thing gordon.has anybody else to your knowledge posted a similar thing about reporting change of address? thx again sorry if i seem to be asking the same question but it playing on my mind

As long as your brother is no longer living with you then it should be no issue. You have stated on the IS10 that you are living alone, this should be sufficient.

Gordon