You can get more than one premium at a time. Check your award letter: if a premium is missing, ask why.
Quick facts
- Disability premium, single
- £44.85 a week
- Disability premium, couple
- £64 a week
- Severe, single
- £86.05 a week
- Severe, couple both eligible
- £172.10 a week
- Enhanced, single
- £22 a week
How much
- Disability premium: £44.85 a week for a single person, £64 a week for a couple
- Severe disability premium: £86.05 a week for a single person, £172.10 a week for a couple if you’re both eligible
- Enhanced disability premium: £22 a week for a single person, £31.40 a week for a couple if at least one of you is eligible
If you get income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) you cannot get the disability premium, but you may still qualify for the severe and enhanced premiums.
Who gets the disability premium
You or your partner must be under pension credit age and either registered blind or getting a benefit such as Disability Living Allowance (DLA), Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Attendance Allowance or Armed Forces Independence Payment (AFIP).
If you do not qualify, you may still get the premium if you’ve been unable to work for at least a year.
Who gets the severe disability premium
You must get the disability premium or income-related ESA, and a qualifying benefit such as the PIP daily living component, DLA care component at the middle or highest rate, or Attendance Allowance.
You usually cannot have anyone aged 18 or over living with you, unless they get a qualifying benefit, are registered blind, are a boarder or subtenant (but not a close relative), or make separate payments to the landlord.
You cannot get the severe disability premium if someone is getting Carer’s Allowance, the carers element of Universal Credit or Carer Support Payment for looking after you.
Related
Universal Credit does not have these premiums. See Universal Credit and New Style ESA.
Common questions
How much is the disability premium in 2026?
£44.85 a week for a single person and £64 a week for a couple.
How much is the severe disability premium?
£86.05 a week for a single person, or £172.10 for a couple if you’re both eligible.
Do I need to apply?
Usually not. Premiums are added to your benefit automatically.
Can I get the severe premium if someone gets Carer's Allowance for me?
No. You cannot get it if someone gets Carer’s Allowance, the UC carers element or Carer Support Payment for looking after you.