Overview

• DWP guidance instructs claimants to call the Attendance Allowance helpline when their care needs, hospital stays or address change.
• Attendance Allowance offers two weekly rates—£110.40 for day-and-night or terminal care and £73.90 for help at either day or night—and does not hinge on income or savings.
• Almost 1.7 million pensioners currently receive the tax-free benefit, yet MoneySavingExpert and Policy in Practice estimate another 1.1 million eligible individuals remain unclaimed.
• A successful claim for Attendance Allowance can unlock additional support such as Pension Credit, Housing Benefit, Council Tax Reduction and Carer’s Allowance.
• Labour MPs have called on the DWP to add Attendance Allowance to the Motability Scheme, but the department says it has no plans to amend qualifying benefits.