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People must have needed help or had difficulties for the past six months. Britons also don’t need to have had a diagnosis for their condition to apply.

Attendance Allowance isn’t a means-tested benefit, meaning current savings or income won’t affect the claim, nor will it impact other benefits received.

However, it should be noted, Britons won’t be able to get Attendance Allowance if they already receive Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Adult Disability Payment (ADP), or the care component of Disability Living Allowance (DLA).

Attendance Allowance rates 2023/24

How much Attendance Allowance is paid depends on how much help is required, but the money doesn’t need to be spent on care. Instead, it can be put towards other essentials like household bills.

There are two rates of Attendance Allowance offered, the lower rate and the higher rate.