State pensioners with four medical conditions being handed free £108 by DWP

State pensioners who have these medical conditions are being handed £108 by the Department for Work and Pensions. The DWP will pay people who are State Pension age who suffer from a number of heart conditions in the form of Attendance Allowance.

AA amounts to either £72.65 or £108.55 per week - or 2290.60 or £434.20 every four-week pay period. Currently, the DWP pays 118,000 individualsto assist with heart-related issues such as angina, coronary heart disease, arrhythmia, and high blood pressure.

Attendance Allowance is a benefit for people over State Pension age who need help with personal care or supervision because of an illness or disability. There are 2 different weekly rates, and the amount you get depends on how much help you need.

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Any Attendance Allowance you receive doesn't necessarily need to be spent on your care. Many people spend the money on other types of help in the home, or on equipment to help them stay independent. For example, it could help you pay bills, get meals delivered or cover the cost of taxis.

Speaking to Age UK, one recipient explained: "Since Age UK Durham helped me claim Attendance Allowance I don’t have to worry. All these years I could have been having help but I didn’t know." You can claim Attendance Allowance if you're over State Pension age, you have any type of disability or physical or mental illness, including sight or hearing impairments and conditions such as dementia, you could benefit from help with personal care, such as getting washed or dressed, or supervision to keep you safe during the day or night, and you have needed help for at least 6 months.

This doesn't apply if you're terminally ill, in which case you can make a claim straight away, Age UK has gone on to explain.