Something rings a bell in the very murky depths of my brain about this but no amount of stroking my chin is bringing it to the fore.

Clients in receipt of IS including the personal allowance plus all the relevant premiums apart from the enhanced dp (on HRC) but also have an amount of 37.75 DIG - what is it and why?

The Disability Income Guarantee was merely a fancy name for the income levels for those entitled to the enhanced disability premium in IS, the severley disabled child element in CTC and the severe disability element of WTC, in that those additions were payable to the most severely disabled in benefit terms (those who receive higher rate AA and DLA).

It is a highly loaded phrase which has more propaganda value than any real meaning. The phrase Minimum Income Guarantee is more honest as that is a phrase which has application to everyone, including the less severely disabled (in benefit terms), the non-disabled (again in benefit terms) and carers.

Ah right, thanks Paul