Paragraph 20I Severe Disability PremiumF1

a member of a joint-claim couple is in receipt of attendance allowance F2, the care component of disability living allowance at the highest or middle rate prescribed in accordance with section 72(3) of the Benefits Act F3, 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 F4, armed forces independence payment F5, the daily living component of personal independence payment at the standard or enhanced rate in accordance with section 78(3) of the 2012 Act F6, or 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 (“the qualifying benefits”); and

the other member is also in receipt of such an allowance, or if he is a member of a polygamous marriage, all the partners of that marriage are in receipt of a qualifying benefit; and

subject to sub-paragraph (3), there is no non-dependant aged 18 or over normally residing with the joint-claim couple or with whom they are normally residing; and

either—

a person in receipt of attendance allowance F12, the care component of disability living allowance at the highest or middle rate prescribed in accordance with section 72(3) of the Benefits Act F13, 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 F14, armed forces independence payment F15, the daily living component of personal independence payment at the standard or enhanced rate in accordance with section 78(3) of the 2012 Act F16, or 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;

subject to sub-paragraph (5), a person who joins the joint-claim couple’s household for the first time in order to care for a member of a joint claim couple and immediately before so joining, that member satisfied the condition in sub-paragraph (1);

a person who is F17severely sight impaired or blind or treated as severely sight impaired or blind within the meaning of paragraph 20H(1)(i) 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 Benefits 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 F18or carer support payment F19or 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 F20of carer’s allowance or carer support payment or 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 section 78 of the 2012 Act if he would, but for regulations made under section 86(1) (hospital in-patients) of the 2012 Act, be so in receiptF22;

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 F23Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022, if he would, but for regulation 28 (effect of admission to hospital on ongoing entitlement to Adult Disability Payment) of those Regulations, be so in receiptF24;

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 they 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.