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SDP and Carers Premium - Non dependant?
Can a couple over the age of 65 receive 2 x SDP and 2 x underlying entitlement to CA if they have a non dependant living with them?
I know you can’t if a person lives alone, but can a couple if they both qualify?
[ Edited: 10 Feb 2012 at 04:44 pm by CAH-Adviser ]Unless the non-dependant receives AA or MRC/HRC of DLA (or is registered blind) I’m afraid not. There is nothing to stop the carer’s premium being paid but the presence of any non-dependant will scupper BOTH of their chances of an SDP.
It is worth checking however whether the third person in the household IS a non-dependant. If their relationship is commercial (ie they are a tenant or lodger, landlord, or joint tenant/owner) then they willl not be.