Attendance Allowance
E282247
Attendance Allowance is a UK welfare benefit that provides financial support to people over State Pension age who need help with personal care due to illness or disability.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Attendance Allowance canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UK social security benefit
ⓘ
disability benefit ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Department for Work and Pensions ⓘ |
| ageRequirement | over State Pension age ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
England
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| benefitType |
non-contributory benefit
ⓘ
non-means-tested benefit ⓘ tax-free benefit ⓘ |
| canBeAwardedFor |
daytime care needs
ⓘ
night-time care needs ⓘ |
| canBeBackdated | to date claim form is received ⓘ |
| canBePaidWith | State Pension ⓘ |
| claimMethod | by post using a claim form ⓘ |
| contributionBased | false ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| doesNotCover | mobility needs ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion |
claimant must be over State Pension age
ⓘ
claimant must have a disability or illness ⓘ claimant must have had care needs for a qualifying period ⓘ claimant must normally be habitually resident in the UK ⓘ disability or illness must affect personal care needs ⓘ |
| evidenceRequired | details of health conditions and care needs ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
higher rate
ⓘ
lower rate ⓘ |
| introducedAs | benefit for people needing care due to disability ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom social security system ⓘ |
| legislationArea | social security law ⓘ |
| mayIncrease | entitlement to other benefits ⓘ |
| meansTested | false ⓘ |
| notDependentOn |
National Insurance contributions
ⓘ
household income ⓘ |
| officialInformationSource | GOV.UK ⓘ |
| paymentFrequency | paid every 4 weeks ⓘ |
| paymentMethod | paid into a bank, building society or credit union account ⓘ |
| purpose |
to help with extra costs of disability or illness in later life
ⓘ
to support people who need help with personal care ⓘ |
| rateBasis | based on level of care needed ⓘ |
| replacedByForChildren |
Disability Living Allowance
ⓘ
surface form:
Disability Living Allowance for children
|
| replacedByForYoungerPeople | Personal Independence Payment ⓘ |
| requiresAssessmentOf | care needs ⓘ |
| shortName | AA ⓘ |
| supportType | cash benefit ⓘ |
| targetGroup | older disabled people ⓘ |
| taxStatus | not taxable ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.