Attendance Allowance and means-tested benefits

Attendance Allowance could entitle you to higher levels of Pension Credit, Council Tax Benefit and Housing Benefit (and rate rebate in Northern Ireland). If you start to get Attendance Allowance, remember to tell your local pension centre or benefits office (for Pension Credit) or the local council (for Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit).

If you didn’t qualify in the past for any of these benefits, check with an advice agency to see if you may now be entitled. It is important to seek advice about this as soon as you put in a claim for Attendance Allowance so that you can maximise the amount of benefit you receive.

Help the Aged produces a free advice leaflet, Can You Claim It?, for people wondering whether they might be entitled to any means-tested benefits. 

Attendance Allowance and carers' benefits

If you receive Attendance Allowance, your carer may qualify for Carers Allowance. See our advice leaflet 'Claiming Disability Benefits' and information sheet 'Welfare Benefits for Older Carers'.