Overview

• The latest DWP figures for February 2025 record 1,859,539 cases of entitlement to Attendance Allowance across the UK.
• Newly published data lists 57 main disabling conditions used on claims, with arthritis the most common diagnosis.
• About 36% of recipients have awards set for five years or longer, indicating a high share of long-term support.
• Attendance Allowance pays £73.90 or £110.40 per week, usually every four weeks as £295.60 or £441.60, and it is not means-tested.
• The DWP says claimants must report nine specific changes—such as hospital stays, leaving the country for over four weeks or moving home—to avoid reductions or overpayment recovery, and new claims in Scotland are made under Pension Age Disability Payment.