What is Attendance Allowance?

A benefit if you require help with personal care. Attendance Allowance is not dependant on your National Insurance contributions.

It is not means tested and is free of tax. To qualify you need to be over 65 and require help in performing a number of Activities of Daily Living (ADL’s); for Instance bathing, dressing, washing, eating, etc. Attendance Allowance is paid at two levels and the rate you would claim would be dependant on whether the help you need is for 12 or 24 hours each day.

Click here to visit the Department of Work and Pensions website to download an Attendance Allowance Claim form.

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Advice from The Care Solutions Help Line is available free to all on 0800 298 1600. Whether you are just entering the care system or already in care, it is difficult to obtain all the facts, figures and information needed to make the right choice about how to pay for care most effectively.

We help many thousands of people take advantage of our service every year, so why shouldn’t you be one of them?

The Department of Health recognizes that the options offered by Social Services and Local Authorities is limited, and therefore in its guidance notes says, ‘You are advised to seek independent advice before you finalise your arrangements’.