Attendance Allowance is a benefit that helps people over State Pension age with additional daily living costs. People of State Pension age who have been living with a physical or mental health condition, long-term illness or disability since the start of this year may be eligible for Attendance Allowance . The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that at the end of November 2023, nearly 1.
6 million older people were receiving additional financial support through the non-means-tested benefit, including over 140,000 living in Scotland. Guidance on GOV.UK explains that if your condition is “severe enough for you to need help caring for yourself or someone to supervise you, for your own or someone else’s safety” and if you have needed that help for at least six months you may be entitled to Attendance Allowance.
The tax-free benefit is worth either £72.65 (lower rate) or £108.55 (higher rate) each week and as the money is usually paid every four weeks, this amounts to either £290.
60 or £434.20 every pay period - some £5,644.60 over the 2024/25 financial year.
How much someone receives depends on the level of support needed and the benefit is designed to help people of State Pension age with daily living expenses which can also help them stay independent in their own home for longer. It’s important to be aware there is no mobility component attached to Attendance Allowance. The 10 conditions listed below are supporting 1,165,693 (74%) of.
