Are you missing out on £4800 per year in Attendance Allowance?
You won’t be alone, according to the charity Turn2Us, 3.4 million pensioners are not claiming the Attendance Allowance they are entitled to! It could be worth checking if you are missing out.
What is Attendance Allowance?
Attendance Allowance is a non means tested benefit for people over state pension age who are finding daily living more difficult than it used to be. For example, you may need help from others, use a walking stick or take much longer getting dressed in the morning.
Your finances won’t be taken into account so you can claim even if you are a multi-millionaire!
Am I Eligible?
If you are over state pension age and are finding life more difficult because of a physical or mental disability you may be eligible to claim.
Secondly, you need to be in Great Britain when you claim and have lived in Britain for the last 2 out of 3 years and be habitually resident.
Additionally, if you are receiving PIP or DLA you will not be eligible to claim for Attendance Allowance.
How much is paid?
There are two rates of Attendance Allowance.
Low Level is currently £61.85 per week rising to £68.10 in April
High Level is currently £92.40 per week rising to £101.75 in April.
Is it a complicated claim form?
It is 30 pages long and can take a considerable length of time to complete.
People often feel daunted or confused by some of the questions.
How do I claim?
Family Care Advice can support you to claim.
We charge a fee however Attendance Allowance backdates to the date the claim request was made This means you will recive a backdated payment from the DWP.
Furthermore you can download the form from the DWP website although it will only be backdated to when the DWP receives the completed claim.
https:// www.gov.uk/government/publications/attendance-allowance-claim-form
Charities may also be able to help you apply.
How can Family Care Advice help?
We have a 100% success rate and are confident we can help you.
We request the claim and arrange a home visit or video call.
Using our expertise we complete the form with you (we do all of the writing!) and send it off. We also copy any documents you may need to send.
If you don’t hear anything from the DWP, we will chase them up for you.
The DWP can take up to 12 weeks to make a decision which can result in an initial backdated payment of around £1000! We charge less than 2 weeks high level Attendance Allowance which is more than covered by the initial payment.
FREE Discovery Call
It’s easy to find out if you are eligible and how we can help you with our FREE 20 minute discovery call. There is no obligation or pressure to use our services
Contact Family Care Advice on 07902 544 938 or 0116 2404 976 or email us [email protected] to arrange your FREE 20 minute call.
