State pensioners being handed DWP 'extra support' payment worth £5,644

James Rodger

19 November 2024 at 11:35 am·2-min read

State pensioners being handed DWP 'extra support' payment worth £5,644 — -Credit: (Image: Reach Publishing Services Limited)

State pensioners are set to be handed payments worth £5,644.60 in a major Cost of Living boost. Attendance Allowance from the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) will leave pensioners THOUSANDS of pounds better off.

It's important to note that there is no mobility component attached to Attendance Allowance. The conditions supported by Attendance Allowance and are sourced from information recorded on the DWP's Attendance Allowance computer system.

However, this list is not a checklist for claiming Attendance Allowance. Instead, it aims to help people understand the types of conditions that are supported. If you need extra support during the day or night due to a long-term illness, disability or health condition, you should refer to the official eligibility guidance for Attendance Allowance on the GOV. UK website.

Attendance Allowance is a weekly benefit for older adults who have a long-term physical or mental disability that means they need extra help. This often includes people with dementia. It is paid directly to the person with the disability. There are two rates of funding, depending on how much care the person needs.

The lower rate is £72.65 per week and is for people who need frequent help or constant supervision during the day OR supervision at night. The higher rate is £108.55 a week and is for people who need help or supervision through the day AND night, or those who are likely to have under 12 months to live.

Key conditions eligible for support include:

Asthma

Multiple Sclerosis

Total Parenteral Nutrition

Dementia

Epilepsy

Chronic Pain Syndromes

Multiple Allergy Syndrome

Arthritis

Motor Neurone Disease

Infectious diseases: Viral disease - Coronavirus covid-19

Cystic Fibrosis

Bowel and Stomach Disease

Malignant Disease

Traumatic Paraplegia/Tetraplegia

Psychosis

Personality Disorder

Heart Disease

Behavioural Disorder

Renal Disorders

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Multi System Disorders

Cerebrovascular Disease

Psychoneurosis

Learning Difficulties

Double Amputee

Trauma to Limbs

Hearing Disorders

Hyperkinetic Syndrome

Spondylosis

Frailty

Haemophilia

Major Trauma Other than Traumatic Paraplegia/Tetraplegia

Deaf/Blind

Visual Disorders and Diseases

Blood Disorders

Diabetes Mellitus

Haemodialysis

Parkinsons Disease

Back Pain

Respiratory Disorders and Diseases

Disease Of The Muscles, Bones or Joints

Skin Disease

Neurological Diseases

Metabolic Disease

Alcohol and Drug Abuse

AIDS

Severely Mentally impaired

Peripheral vascular Disease

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