Severe disability premium

Hi Jacq

I take it that her mother did not claim DLA or PIP? To be eligible to claim SDP her father would have to be in receipt of DLA care component at the middle rate or higher and the daughter in receipt of the daily living component of PIP. If anyone else lives in the home over the age of 18 and they are not in receipt of PIP or DLA then that will stop any eligibility.

If no one else lives in the home then first question to ask is does the daughter receive ESA (IR) if yes then she will eligible to claim SDP which should be backdate.

The father may also be eligible to claim SDP depending on his circumstances, I would seek advice from a local welfare rights unit or use an online calculator such as Turn2us, you can contact their helpline 0808 802 2000.

Gary

Hi Jacq

Then yes she should be able to claim SDP, it should be backdated to when her mother died, her father should also be eligible to claim a SDP in with his pension credit, if he is not getting a SDP with his pension credit then he needs to contact pension credit helpline 0800 731 0469.

I come across this situation quite frequently, the SPD if he is not getting it should also be backdated to date his wife died. They both should ask for an 'any time review' and not a backdate, a backdate usually only goes back one month, an anythime review goes back to the beginning.

Gary