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Valley114

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
Hi everyone.
My bro is currently receiving ESA.
He has received this for the past 4 years due to the fact he has not only diabetes, but also dementia. He has been provided and funded with care through an agency by his local council with 24 hour care in his own home. After recently discussing his benefit entitlements with the local cab office I have found out that he should of been paid a severe disability allowance every week for the past four years. The DWP apparently mistaked a carer who cares for you 24 hours in your own home as someone who lives you. Which is not correct. I wondered if anyone has come across this problem before.
 
I can see in a way why your brother doesn,t get the sd because I care lives with him full time. Also in another way, he should be getting it.
I would say that either you or carer contact the DWP to look into this
 
I did contact the dwp. The lady didn’t know the answer herself. I spoke to someone at the local cab office. They said as long as the carer is registered at a different address, he cannot be classed as living in his home. So they should of been paying the sd at the start of his claim for ESA. Which was 4 years ago
 
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