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<p>A person would have to satisfy the Severe Disability Premium (SDP) qualifying conditions
to be entitled to it.</p><p> </p><p>There are no ‘joint claims’ in income-related
Employment and Support Allowance (ESA(IR)). Where a couple wishes to claim ESA(IR),
they will need to decide which of them will be the ‘lead’ claimant, and claim on their
partner’s behalf.</p><p /><p>Only the lead claimant has entitlement to a SDP. In couple
cases, the SDP is not payable if the lead claimant does not meet the qualifying conditions,
even if their partner does.</p><p> </p><p>The SDP is payable at the single rate where
only the lead claimant meets the qualifying conditions. The couple rate is payable
where both members of the couple meet the qualifying conditions – but only the lead
claimant is entitled to it.</p><p /><p>In November 2018 there were 9,500 live couple
cases of ESA(IR) where the lead claimant was in receipt of a SDP at the couple rate.</p>
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