Severe disablement allowance

Before April 2001, you may have been able to claim Severe Disablement Allowance (SDA) if you'd been unable to work for at least 28 weeks in a row because of an illness or disability.

You can't make a new claim for Severe Disablement Allowance. But if you’ve been getting the allowance before April 2001 - you'll continue to receive it.

If you think you would have been entitled to Severe Disablement Allowance when it had been available before April 2001, you may now be eligible to claim Incapacity Benefit.

For more information you can contact the Benefit Enquiry Unit or your local Jobcentre Plus office.