JSA and disability premiums

I have just been looking through the new rates for benefits from April this year. I didnt realise that if someone was on jobseekers allowance that person could still claim disability premiums? Is this true?
From years ago when I first went on Incap and DLA I am sure I remember reading that disability premiums were not paid with JSA? It ws on the letters I used to recieve. I am in receipt of Higher Rate Mobility and also Middle Rate Care. I assume that as some of the ESA descriptors , though they overlap with DLA they dont always cover what one recieves the DLA for.
Is it therefore possible then that if I were to be placed on JSA when the dreaded new descriptors and transfer comes through,( though I doubt I will be) I could theoretically still get my severe disability premium paid whilst on JSA.
Curently it is paid through Income Support. I would be very surprised if I had my Higher Rate Mobility stopped but even before I succesfully claimed that last year I still got a few pounds a week in disability premiums when I was only on Incap and DLA HRM.

You can get disability premiums as part of income-based JSA.

Thanks Gordon. I'll have a look. I have been on Incap for some years now six I think so I assume I will go onto Income based as I have nowhere near the £6,000 threshold to put me on contributions based JSA if I were to be unlucky enough to be placed on JSA.
As I understand it one's NI contributions are paid when you are on long term Incap though so as a general rule of thumb I am wonderign whetehr claimants like me would be placed on contributions based at first or Income based I'll go have a peek. thanks.

micksville wrote:

I have been on Incap for some years now six I think so I assume I will go onto Income based as I have nowhere near the £6,000 threshold to put me on contributions based JSA if I were to be unlucky enough to be placed on JSA.

Also bear in mind that it's not just the magnitude of one's savings that is taken not account it's also any other income that is coming in the house e.g. income from a working partner. This is why some couples could end up loosing almost £5000 a year from their household budget and not be eligible for any extra help in terms of benefits.

Yes I see where you are coming from Gareth. I have had a look at Gordon's link and also spoken on the phone to the disability advice line. The only grey area is eligibity regarding contributioons. The advisor says that people in my case ( I am single and have no savings above the six grand threshold)would probably be placed on eithr Income based or a mixture of part Income and part contibutions based . This would be the same whether it is ESA or JSA.
She maintains that when they look at your contributions over the last three qualifying years they are looking at paid contributions. i.e. paid by oneself if you've been in employment during those three years as well as accrued contributions that are paid automatically for you when on long term benefits. In many ways the sooner this universal credit comes in the betetr if it really is less complicted - though I'm sure members will have an opinion on that.