Attendance Allowance is increasing this year, the DWP has confirmed. It's a benefit that helps older people with extra costs if they have a disability or health condition severe enough that they need someone to help look after them.
It’s paid at two different rates and how much claimants get depends on the level of care that they need.
Older people could get help with personal support if both of the following apply:
- they have a physical disability, a mental disability, or a health condition
- they are State Pension age or older
From April 2025 the new Attendance Allowance rates are:
Lower rate
From £72.65 a week to £73.90 a week
Higher rate
From £108.55 a week £110.40 a week
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Attendance Allowance does not cover mobility needs, and there’s a different way to claim for end of life care.
Many benefits are not claimed each year. Use a benefits calculator to find out what other benefits you might be entitled to, for example, Personal Independence Payment (PIP) if you have a long-term health condition or disability.
Claimants could also get extra Pension Credit, Housing Benefit or Council Tax Reduction if you get Attendance Allowance.
If they have a carer, they could get Carer’s Allowance too.
Attendance Allowance in Scotland
Claimants will need to apply for Pension Age Disability Payment instead of Attendance Allowance if they live in:
- Aberdeen City
- Argyll and Bute
- Highland
- Orkney Islands
- Shetland Islands
For any other part of Scotland, apply for Attendance Allowance.
Anyone currently getting Attendance Allowance will automatically be moved to Pension Age Disability Payment from spring 2025. When the move begins, they’ll get letters from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Social Security Scotland.
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