You may be entitled to get a attendance allowance if you are more than retirement age and need additional help or supervision due to disabilities
Payments instead of attendance can be stopped by the Ministry of Labor and pensions (DWP) if it fails to report a change in circumstances.
You may be entitled to obtain a attendance allowance if you have exceeded the retirement age and need additional assistance or supervision due to the disability of the disease.
The value of the attendance allowance is 73.90 pounds per week if you need help or supervision during the day, or overseeing at night, or 110.40 pounds per week if you need help or supervision throughout the day and night, or if you are close to the end of your life.
But decisively, you do not have to have someone who cares for you to claim – for example, you can spend money on things that make you independent, such as paying the price of taxis or cleaner.
However, if your circumstances change, you need to tell DWP, because it may affect the amount of the attendance allowance you have the right to obtain. You should tell DWP if:
- The level of assistance you need or change your condition
- You go to the hospital or a care house
- You have been told that you may have 12 months or less to live
- You plan to leave the country for more than four weeks
- You go to prison
- You can change your name, address, or bank details
- You want to stop receiving your interest
- The details of your doctor change
- Your migration situation changes, if you are not a British citizen
If your condition has changed, you must call a helping line instead of attendance at 0800 731 0122, or 0800 731 0317 for the phone. For Relay UK, the number is 18001 and 0800 731 0122.
You can use the British video deportation service (BSL) if you are on a computer. The attendance allowance is paid every four weeks by DWP, which means that you can receive either 295.60 pounds or 441.60 pounds each payment period.
It is not a useful benefit and does not matter if you have any money in savings. Instead of attendance is also exempt from taxes and you will be exempt from the ceiling of benefits.
The other benefits you already get increased if you get a attendance allowance. You will not be able to attend if you already get a PIP living allowance or disability (DLA) to pay for your care.
If you apply for a attendance allowance while getting DLA, DWP will usually be reassessed at the DLA Award instead. You can renew PIP or DLA when the current prize ends as long as you still meet eligibility standards.
If your renovation does not succeed, you can apply for a attendance allowance instead.
