Do I qualify for Severe Disability Premium (SDP) transitional payment protection?
If you are in receipt of a Severe Disability Premium (SDP) as part of your award of income-based JSA, income-related ESA or income support and are moved to Universal Credit following a relevant change in your circumstances (natural migration) or voluntarily (voluntary migration) you will be considered for a transitional protection payment. This is different to the transitional protection provided via managed migration (when the DWP tells legacy benefit recipients to claim UC). It is paid at a set rate depending on customer circumstances.
This transitional payment is intended to compensate for the loss of the SDP. As of February 2024, an additional amount will be awarded to new UC claimants who were in receipt of other premiums, as well as the SDP (such as the enhanced disability premium). UC claimants who were in receipt of these additional premiums but claimed UC before 14 February 2024 are starting to receive the additional payment and any arrears owed.
Who will not qualify?
You will not be entitled to a transitional protection payment if you are in receipt of legacy benefits and an SDP is not part of your award and you move to Universal Credit through a change in your circumstances (natural migration) or voluntarily (voluntary migration).
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