Overview

• Attendance Allowance pays eligible State Pension age recipients £73.90 or £110.40 per week, delivered every four weeks as £295.60 or £441.60 to support care or supervision needs.
• New claims for Attendance Allowance closed in May ahead of its replacement by the Pension Age Disability Payment, but existing awards remain governed by DWP rules.
• Claimants must report changes such as care-need levels, hospital or care home stays, terminal prognosis updates, overseas trips over four weeks, imprisonment, or personal-detail amendments.
• The DWP warns that failing to disclose qualifying changes can lead to suspended payments, penalties or court action under benefit fraud regulations.
• The tax-free, non-means-tested allowance can be spent flexibly on services and equipment—like taxis, cleaners or home aids—to help recipients maintain independence.