Paragraph 14 Severe disability premiumI1

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—

F18and either a person is entitled to and in receipt of a carer’s allowance F19, carer support payment F20or 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 F21or payment F22or 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 F24armed forces independence payment, attendance allowance F25, pension age disability payment, F26the care component of disability living allowance at the highest or middle rate prescribed in accordance with section 72(3) of the Act F27, 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 F28, the care component of child disability payment at the highest or middle rate in accordance with regulation 11(5) of the DACYP Regulations F29, the daily living component of personal independence payment at the standard or enhanced rate in accordance with Article 83(3) of the 2015 Order F30or 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;

a person who is F31severely 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 F32, carer support payment F33or 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 and in receipt F34or have such an award of universal credit.

as being in receipt of the daily living component of personal independence payment at the standard or enhanced rate in accordance with Article 83 of the 2015 Order, if he would, but for payment ceasing by virtue of regulations made under Article 91(1) of the 2015 Order (hospital in-patients), 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 receipt

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

as being in receipt 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.