attendance allowance
ROLLERBALL
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morning to everybody.does enybody know what the criteria would be to get attendance allowance such as age?.certain disabilitys?.and if enybody would know the different rates.thank you.
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does enybody know what the criteria is to recive attendance allowance?.thank you.
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Hello @ROLLERBALL.
You have to be over state pension age for AA. There's some more information on eligibility here: Scope - Attendance Allowance
The current rates are:Rate Level of help you need Lower rate - £59.70 Frequent help or constant supervision during the day, or supervision at night Higher rate - £89.15 Help or supervision throughout both day and night, or you’re terminally ill Community Manager
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Hi @ROLLERBALL - Here's some info from the government website, which I hope answers your query.
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@ROLLERBALL - Thank you for the message on my wall. Just to say you may get either the lower rate, or the higher rate, not both.
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