Disabled people often miss out on the severe disability premium.
We'd like to offer our help in helping you identify possible claims for the severe disability premium.
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The severe disability premium is paid as part of means tested benefits and is worth £58.20 per week. A brief summary of the rules states that it may be payable if the following 3 conditions are met-
- someone gets middle or high rate DLA or attendance allowance
- the person either lives alone or with someone who also gets those benefit(or is registered blind)
- no one is paid carers allowance for them
It can take a detailed knowledge of DLA/ Carers Allowance and means tested benefits to identify whether it is advisable to claim.