More than 1.5 million older people are receiving either £72.65 or £108.
55 each week in Attendance Allowance. The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that there are now more than 1.5 million older people receiving additional financial support through Attendance Allowance , including over 136,200 living in Scotland.
The payment is worth either £72.65 or £108.55 each week and is designed to help people of State Pension age with daily living expenses.
The benefit supports people with a disability, long-term illness and mental or physical health issues. The list of conditions supported through Attendance Allowance is long, more than 50, but the most common disabling condition - an umbrella term used by the DWP - is arthritis, which provides support for 435,340 people across Great Britain, including 39,375 in Scotland. To make it easier for people over State Pension age, or their family members or friends, to decide whether to make a claim for the benefit, we have compiled a list of 22 key facts that sum up Attendance Allowance.
Full details about Attendance Allowance can be found on GOV.UK here. Charities including Independent Age and Age UK can help with claims and answer any questions.
Below is everything you need to know about Attendance Allowance including the 10 most-claimed for conditions, eligibility and how to make a claim. The 10 conditions listed below are supporting 1,127,242 of the 1.5m total number of people receiving Attendance All.
