Paragraph 14 Severe Disability Premium

in the case of a single claimant, a lone parent or a claimant who is treated as having no partner in consequence of sub-paragraph (3)—

in the case of a claimant who has a partner—

and either a person is F18entitled to and in receipt of a carer's allowance F19or carer support payment or has an award of universal credit which includes the carer element in respect of caring for only one of a couple or, in the case of a polygamous marriage, for one or more but not all the partners of the marriage, or as the case may be, no person is entitled to and in receipt of such an allowance F20or payment F21or has such an award of universal credit in respect of caring for either member of a couple or any partner of a polygamous marriage.

a person receiving attendance allowance F23, pension age disability payment, F24the care component of disability living allowance at the highest or middle rate prescribed in accordance with section 72(3) of the Act F25, the care component of Scottish adult disability living allowance at the highest or middle rate in accordance with regulation 6(4) of the Disability Assistance (Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 2025 F26, the care component of child disability payment at the highest or middle rate in accordance with regulation 11(5) of the DACYP Regulations F27, the daily living component of personal independence payment at the standard or enhanced rate in accordance with section 78(3) of the 2012 Act F28, the daily living component of adult disability payment at the standard or enhanced rate in accordance with regulation 5 of the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022 F29or armed forces independence payment; or

a person who is F30severely sight impaired or blind or treated as severely sight impaired or blind within the meaning of paragraph 13(1)(a)(v) and (2).

as being in receipt of attendance allowance, or the care component of disability living allowance at the highest or middle rate prescribed in accordance with section 72(3) of the Act, if he would, but for his being a patient for a period exceeding 28 days, be so in receipt;

as being entitled to and in receipt of a carer's allowance F31or carer support payment F32or having an award of universal credit which includes the carer element if he would, but for the person for whom he was caring being a patient in hospital for a period exceeding 28 days, be so entitled F33or have such an award of universal credit and in receipt.

as being in receipt of the daily living component of personal independence payment at the standard or enhanced rate in accordance with section 78 of the 2012 Act, if he would, but for F35payment ceasing by virtue of regulations made under section 86(1) (hospital in-patients) of the 2012 Act, be so in receipt.

as being in receipt of the daily living component of adult disability payment at the standard or enhanced rate in accordance with regulation 5 of the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022, if he would, but for payment ceasing by virtue of regulation 28 (effect of admission to hospital on ongoing entitlement to Adult Disability Payment) of those Regulations, be so in receiptF37;

as being in receipt of pension age disability payment if that person would, but for regulation 20 (effect of admission to hospital on ongoing entitlement to pension age disability payment) of the Disability Assistance for Older People (Scotland) Regulations 2024, be so in receipt.F38;

as being in receipt of the care component of Scottish adult disability living allowance at the highest or middle rate in accordance with regulation 6(4) of the Disability Assistance (Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 2025, if that person would, but for regulation 23 (effect of admission to hospital on ongoing entitlement to Scottish adult disability living allowance) of those Regulations, be so in receipt.