ellenthegood wrote: Hi Please can you help me.
Would I be entitled to income related top up of cb based esa due to disability premium. I receive mid rate care and high rate mobility dla indefinate. My husband is retired on a state pension and a small private pension.
I am not sure that I am reading your guide right but it seems to me I may be. If so how would I claim it .
You may be eligible for the Enhanced Disability Premium for being in the Support Group but I think it unlikely if your husband is receiving the State Pension and a private pension as these will be treated as income as will your current ESA(CB) payments and will likely exceed any increased payments for ESA that an ESA(IR) top-up would produce meaning that they would not be payable.
You should be able to check by using one of the online benefit calculators, Turn2Us.org has a good reputation for accuracy.
Gordon
