If you made a claim for Income Support on or after 31 January 2011 due to a disability or heath condition, you should have been told to claim income-related Employment and Support Allowance instead. As this didn’t always happen, the government have announced ‘special payments’ for those who have lost out.
You may be eligible if:
· you made a claim for Income Support on or after 31 January 2011 because of a disability or health condition, and
· you were not getting Incapacity Benefit or Severe Disablement Allowance when you made that
· Income Support claim.
If you are still receiving Income Support, you will be assessed to find out if you should move to income-related Employment and Support Allowance. You will only be eligible for a special payment if you are assessed as having limited capability for work or limited capability for work and work-related activity.
If you have already moved from Income Support to income-related Employment and Support Allowance or Universal Credit, you may be eligible if you had a Work Capability Assessment when you moved and were found to have limited capability for work or limited capability for work and work-related activity.
Contact Jobcentre Plus and say you’re enquiring about the ‘Income Support Claims Review exercise’.
For more information, visit: www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-a-special-payment-if-you-claimed-income-support-because-of-a-disability-or-health-condition
