Would Attendance Allowance effect my dads pension?
Attendance allowance is not means tested and so does not affect any other benefits To qualify he must be in need of some care to undertake daily tasks either during the day or at night – there is a claim pack and I would suggest getting some advice as to how to complete this from people like the CAB, Age Concern or local council welfare advice section – its how you fill these in, with supporting evidence that makes a claim succeed. If total weekly income for single pensioner is less than £124.
No Attendance allowance is completely free from means testing. To be eligible for it he will need to demonstrate on the claim pack that he has CARE needs that he has/needs help with for a significant part of the day.It’s about the care he needs not the care he’s getting. AA does not cover mobility problems out of doors.
