Overview
- Social Security Scotland says remaining Attendance Allowance claimants who have not received a transfer letter should make contact, with DWP payments in Scotland due to stop before the end of December.
- Existing Scottish awards are moving automatically to Pension Age Disability Payment at the same weekly rates, and people should keep reporting changes to the DWP until their transfer finishes.
- PADP had 44,885 recipients at the end of July, with average new-claim decisions in seven working days and two days under terminal illness rules.
- Across Great Britain, more than 1.7 million people receive Attendance Allowance at £73.90 or £110.40 a week, typically paid every four weeks and not affected by income or savings.
- DWP data show 36% of awards last five years or more and arthritis is the largest single condition group, while journalists report many eligible pensioners may still be missing out on support.