Overview
- Payments are set at £73.90 or £110.40 a week, usually paid every four weeks as £295.60 or £441.60, worth up to roughly £5,740.80 a year.
- Eligibility applies from State Pension age for those needing help with personal care or supervision, with no mobility component and no requirement to have a carer.
- Latest figures show 1,735,589 Attendance Allowance recipients across Great Britain as of February, including 155,210 in Scotland.
- Older people in Scotland now claim the devolved Pension Age Disability Payment through Social Security Scotland, with 44,885 recipients recorded at the end of July.
- The DWP-linked guidance highlights 48 health conditions that can qualify; arthritis is the most common disabling condition, and there are fast-track rules for terminal illness, with awards potentially boosting Pension Credit, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction.