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Universal Credit for those with a Disability

KEY FACTS: 

 

  • Personal Independence Payment (PIP)/Adult Disability Payment (ADP), Disability Living Allowance (DLA)/Child Disability Payment (CDP), Armed Forces Independence Payment (AFIP) and Attendance Allowance (AA) are not taken into account as income in calculating Universal Credit. More information here.
     
  • A single person on mid or high rate DLA or daily living PIP/ADP will be excluded from the Shared Accommodation Rate if renting in the private rented sector - click here
     
  • If a UC claimant or joint claimant (ie partner) receives Personal Independence Payment/Adult Disability Payment, Disability Living Allowance, Armed Forces Independence Payment, Attendance Allowance or Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit, or a dependent child/young person receives DLA/CDP or /PIP/ADP, the family is excluded from the Benefit Cap.
     
  • If the claimant or joint claimant (ie partner), dependent child, foster child or non-dependant gets a daily living component of PIP/ADP, mid or high rate care component of DLA/CDP, Armed Forces Independence Payment or Attendance Allowance and they need and have an overnight carer that stays in a bedroom at their house overnight - then they are allowed an additional bedroom for Bedroom Tax / LHA purposes click here.
       
  • If the claimant and joint claimant (ie partner) are unable to share a bedroom due to disability needs, and the disabled partner is getting a daily living component of PIP/ADP, mid or high rate care component of DLA/CDP or high rate Attendance Allowance then they can each be allocated a bedroom under the Bedroom Tax / LHA rules - click here.

  • UC claimants with a disabled child getting a daily living component of PIP/ADP, mid or high rate care component of DLA/CDP who cannot share a bedroom can be allocated their own bedroom for Bedroom Tax / LHA purposes. 
     
  • If the claimant or joint claimant (ie partner) are on PIP/ADP daily living, mid or high rate care component of DLA/CDP, Armed Forces Independence Payment or Attendance Allowance then there should be no no-dependant deduction - or what the DWP call housing costs contributions.

  • If a UC claimant’s non-dependant gets middle or highest rate care DLA, AA, daily living component of PIP/ADP or AFIP then no housing costs contribution (or non dependant deduction) is deducted from the UC claimant’s Housing Costs Element for them
         
  • For the rules on when a disabled worker can get a Work Capability Assessment - click here.
     
  • Disabled students can remain on UC when they start a full-time course (depending on amount of student loans etc) as long as they are on DLA/PIP/CDP and been found to have a Limited Capability for Work / Work Related Activities - click here.

 

  • Reasonable adjustments might need to be made to enable the disabled person to make and maintain their claim, and the DWP should take into account their disabilities when deciding on any work related requirements, or the requirement to attend interviews.
     
  • Disability Employment Advisers in Job Centres provide support to Work Coaches to help claimants with health conditions or disabilities.
     
  • Jobseekers and those in work can apply for a Access to Work grant/support eg. for a communication support worker to accompany them to a job interview, or adaptation to their vehicle so that they can work.





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