Turn2us helps people in financial need gain access to welfare benefits, charitable grants and other financial help — online, by phone and face to face through our partner organisations. Attendance Allowance is money for people of pension age who have care needs because of physical or mental disability. Attendance Allowance is money for people aged pension age or over who have care needs. You may have care needs if you need help with activities of daily living, such as getting dressed, going to the toilet or having someone to look after you so you do not hurt yourself.
It could include help outside the home. It does not matter if no one actually gives this help, as long as you can show you need it. You can have any type of disability or illness, including sight or hearing impairments, or mental health issues such as dementia or depression.
To claim Attendance Allowance, you must have needed help with your care needs for at least 6 months. Attendance Allowance is paid at two different rates and how much you get depends on the level of care that you need because of your disability. Read more about how to claim Attendance Allowance if you have a terminal illness. You must also have lived in Great Britain for 2 out of the last 3 years. Great Britain is England, Wales and Scotland.
If you're terminally ill you'll need to show you're habitually resident, but you don't need to have lived in Great Britain for 2 out of the last 3 years. Your time spent in Great Britain doesn't need to have been in one go. The rules in this area are complicated. Talk to an adviser before you apply. Your eligibility for Attendance Allowance could be affected. Your right to reside depends on things like your work, family and personal situation.
You can check if you had a right to reside. If none of these apply to you, you might be able to make a late application to the EU Settlement Scheme. Find our more about staying in the UK if you're from the EU. How much Attendance Allowance you can get.
How to claim Attendance Allowance. Rate Amount per week Who gets this? You can claim Attendance Allowance if you meet all the following criteria: are over State Pension age if you haven't reached it, you may be eligible for Personal Independence Payment instead could benefit from help with personal care, such as getting washed or dressed, or supervision to keep you safe during the day or night have any type of disability or illness, including sight or hearing impairments, or mental health issues such as dementia have needed help for at least 6 months.
Send in the form to the address on the form or submit it online. Tips to help with the Attendance Allowance claim form. Explain the effects of all your disabilities and health conditions, and how they interact with each other. Say if you need reminding or encouraging to do things, as this also counts as help. Focus on how frequently you need help. For example, if you need help looking after your appearance, this could add up to six or seven times a day, if you include help to check your clothes are clean after a meal, help to find a coat and matching shoes, and so on.
Give plenty of information in your own words about your personal circumstances. What should I do next? If you are paid the lower rate of Attendance Allowance and the help that you need increases, you can contact the DWP England, Wales and Scotland or the Disability and Carers Service Northern Ireland and ask for you case to be looked at again. You will be asked to complete a form giving details of how your needs have changed. If you ask for an Attendance Allowance award to be looked at again there is always the risk that the award could be decreased rather than increased, therefore it is always best to get help from a local advice agency before you contact the DWP or Disability and Carers Service in Northern Ireland.
To find out about advice agencies in your area see the Advicelocal website. You or someone acting on your behalf should also tell the DWP Disability and Carers Service in Northern Ireland if you have been admitted to a hospital, a care home or a hospice, as this may affect your benefit. Attendance Allowance is not payable after the first 28 days in a care home, unless you are completely self-funding. Special rules apply if your council or trust is temporarily funding your stay in a care home while you sell your former home.
Seek advice if you are in this situation. Attendance Allowance will continue to be paid if you are in a nursing home and the only help you get with your fees is an amount called the Registered Nursing Care Contribution from the NHS.
If you live in Scotland and receive free personal care towards residential care your Attendance Allowance will stop after the 28 days. To find out more about free personal care contact Care Information Scotland on or visit their website. Any stays in hospital or a care home separated by 28 days or less are added together when working out when Attendance Allowance should stop. Attendance Allowance will generally still be payable if you are terminally ill and in a hospice.
If you are already receiving means-tested benefits or tax credits such as Income Support, income related Employment and Support Allowance, income based Jobseeker's Allowance, Pension Credit, Housing Benefit, Council Tax Reduction or Working Tax Credits getting Attendance Allowance may mean that you become entitled to an increase in your benefits or tax credits.
If you or your partner already get means-tested benefits or tax credits, notify all of the offices which pay them to you that you are now getting Attendance Allowance. An award of Attendance Allowance can also mean that you become eligible for a means-tested benefit or Tax Credits for the first time. So if you are awarded Attendance Allowance it would be a good idea to get a benefit check. Any deductions that are being made from means-tested benefits because other adults share your household may be removed if you get Attendance Allowance.
You can find out what benefits you are entitled to and how much you should be paid by getting an online benefit check see note below or see our talk to us page for details of how to get further help. Note: You can get a benefits check online by visiting either of the following websites:. It will take about 20 minutes to complete.
These online tools are not suitable for everyone. Special rules apply to some groups of people, for example students, people under 18, people in permanent residential care, UK nationals who live abroad and people who are not British or Irish citizens.
The blue badge scheme allows people with severe walking disabilities to park in parking restricted areas. For example, if you have a badge, you can park free and for any length of time at on-street parking meters and on-street pay and display areas. There are some situations where you will automatically be eligible for a blue badge, which include if you:. If none of these apply to you, you may still be eligible for a blue badge subject to further assessment by your council or trust.
This will be the case if you meet one of the following criteria:.
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