Overview
- Officials highlight two reportable changes that can increase awards: a deterioration in daily care needs or a terminal prognosis qualifying under Special Rules for End of Life, which fast-tracks payment at the highest rate.
- Attendance Allowance pays £73.90 or £110.40 a week and is usually paid every four weeks, worth up to £441.60 per pay period or about £5,740 a year at the higher rate.
- Eligibility applies from State Pension age where help or supervision is needed for safety or personal care; the benefit has no mobility component and cannot be claimed alongside DLA, PIP or ADP.
- Around 1.7 million people receive the benefit, with media publishing the DWP-linked list of 48 health conditions commonly cited in claims, which is illustrative rather than a definitive checklist.
- In Scotland the support has been replaced by Pension Age Disability Payment administered by Social Security Scotland, while Policy in Practice estimates up to 1.1 million eligible people elsewhere may not be claiming.