Attendance Allowance to be worth up to £5,300 a year from April – are you eligible? | Personal Finance | Finance

Help must have been needed for the past six months unless the person has less than six months to live.

Britons also don’t need to have had a diagnosis for their condition to apply. According to the DWP, as long as they’ve needed help or supervision, or have had difficulties for six months because of their condition, they can claim it.

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

Attendance Allowance is paid at two rates, the lower rate and the higher rate. The amount eligible claimants receive is calculated based on how much help is needed, not any current help the person does or doesn’t get.