{"id":7426,"date":"2026-09-15T15:26:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T15:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visiting-angels.co.uk\/cheshire-east\/?p=7426"},"modified":"2026-09-15T15:47:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T15:47:41","slug":"attendance-allowance-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visiting-angels.co.uk\/cheshire-east\/attendance-allowance-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Attendance Allowance 2026: rates and how to claim"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7426\" class=\"elementor elementor-7426\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2607b910 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2607b910\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2e8bff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2e8bff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><b>Attendance Allowance 2026: how much you get and how to claim<\/b><\/h1><h3><b>Quick summary<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attendance Allowance is \u00a376.70 or \u00a3114.60 a week from April 2026. It is not means-tested, it is not taxed, and it does not matter what savings or pension someone has. You claim on form AA1, which you download from GOV.UK or request by phone on 0800 731 0122. There is no way to submit it online.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>How much is Attendance Allowance in 2026?<\/b><\/h3><p>\u00a0<\/p><table><thead><tr><th><p><strong>Rate<\/strong><\/p><\/th><th><p><strong>Weekly<\/strong><\/p><\/th><th><p><strong>Roughly a year<\/strong><\/p><\/th><th><p><strong>Who gets it<\/strong><\/p><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><p><b>Lower<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a376.70<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a33,988<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Help or supervision needed during the day, or during the night<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>Higher<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a3114.60<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a35,959<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Help or supervision needed both day and night, or the person is nearing the end of life<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><h1>\u00a0<\/h1><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are the 2026\/27 rates, confirmed in the DWP&#8217;s Benefit and pension rates 2026 to 2027, and they apply from April 2026 until April 2027. They rose from \u00a373.90 and \u00a3110.40 the previous year. Rates are uprated each April.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is paid straight into a bank account, usually every four weeks.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3><b>Who qualifies?<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Four things need to be true at the same time.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>State Pension age or over.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Under that age, the equivalent is Personal Independence Payment.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>A physical or mental health condition<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that means help with personal care or supervision is needed. There is no list of qualifying conditions.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The need has lasted at least six months.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The exception is people nearing the end of life, who are fast-tracked under special rules.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Residence.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Normally living in Great Britain, and having been here for at least two of the last three years.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Scotland, new claims are made for Pension Age Disability Payment instead. This page covers England and Wales.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3><b>The two reasons people wrongly rule themselves out<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These come up constantly, and both are wrong.<\/span><\/p><p><b>&#8220;We have savings, so she will not get it.&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Attendance Allowance is not means-tested. Savings, investments, a private pension, a paid-off house, income of any size: none of it makes any difference to eligibility or to the amount. There is no upper savings limit and no income cut-off.<\/span><\/p><p><b>&#8220;Nobody helps her, so she cannot claim.&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The test is the help someone reasonably needs, not the help they currently receive. Somebody living alone with nobody helping them, managing slowly and dangerously, is precisely the situation the benefit exists for. You do not need to have a carer, and you do not need to be paying for care.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3><b>What counts as needing help?<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than people think, and the form asks about it in a way that catches people out.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It covers help with washing, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, eating, moving about indoors, and taking medication. It also covers <\/span><b>supervision<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, meaning someone needing to keep an eye out to prevent danger, which is how many dementia claims succeed even when the person physically manages.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It does not include help with getting around outdoors. There is no mobility component.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3><b>How do I claim?<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Form AA1:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Download it from GOV.UK<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or call the helpline on <\/span><b>0800 731 0122<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and ask for a paper copy.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>You cannot submit it online.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a PDF you fill in and post.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>You cannot complete it on a phone or tablet.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> GOV.UK is explicit: use a desktop or laptop, or print it and write by hand.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>It posts back freepost<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, to Freepost DWP Attendance Allowance. No stamp and no postcode needed.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Send it back within six weeks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the date on the form.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gov.uk\/government\/publications\/attendance-allowance-claim-form\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GOV.UK, Attendance Allowance claim form<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. If a paper form is requested by phone, the claim can be backdated to the date of that call, so ring rather than downloading if there is likely to be a delay filling it in.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3><b>How to fill the form in without underselling it<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is where most claims are won or lost, and the challenge is that older people consistently understate their difficulties.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Describe the bad days as well as the good ones.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The form asks how often, and an average across a fortnight is more accurate than the best day this week.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Include help that is needed but not given.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8220;She should not be getting in the bath alone but she does&#8221; belongs on the form.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Say how long things take.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Getting dressed in forty minutes with three rests is different from getting dressed.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Describe the risk.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> What could happen, not only what has happened.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cover the nights.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The higher rate depends on night-time needs, and this is the section most often left thin.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Keep a diary for a week first.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is the single most useful preparation, because it turns vague impressions into specifics.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free help completing the form is available from Age UK and Citizens Advice, and it is worth taking.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3><b>What else does it unlock?<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An Attendance Allowance award is one of the qualifying benefits for the <\/span><b>Council Tax severe mental impairment disregard<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Where someone is medically certified as severely mentally impaired, through dementia, Parkinson&#8217;s, stroke or a similar condition, and is entitled to a qualifying benefit, they are disregarded for Council Tax. Living alone, that means no Council Tax at all. Living with one other adult, a 25 per cent discount (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/council-tax\/discounts-for-disabled-people\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can also increase Pension Credit, because it is treated favourably in that means test, and it may open the door to Carer&#8217;s Allowance for someone providing substantial care. Tell the Pension Service and the local council when an award comes through, so other entitlements can be reviewed.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3><b>Does it affect anything else?<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is tax-free, it does not reduce the State Pension, and it does not count as income for most other benefits.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One thing to be aware of: it is counted as income in a local authority financial assessment for care charges. So it will not stop council-funded care, but it may increase an assessed contribution. That is still better than not having it, and it has no effect at all for anyone paying privately.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3><b>Frequently asked questions<\/b><\/h3><p><b>How much is Attendance Allowance a week?<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a376.70 at the lower rate and \u00a3114.60 at the higher rate for 2026\/27, from April 2026 to April 2027.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Do I have to spend it on care?<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No. There is no requirement to spend it on anything in particular. Plenty of people put it towards heating, taxis, a cleaner or a few hours of help a week.<\/span><\/p><p><b>How long does a decision take?<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It varies, and several weeks is normal. If awarded, payment is generally backdated to the date of the claim, or to the date a paper form was requested by phone.<\/span><\/p><p><b>What if the claim is refused?<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can ask for a mandatory reconsideration, and then appeal. Refusals often turn on a form that understated the difficulty rather than on genuine ineligibility, so it is worth getting help from Age UK or Citizens Advice before giving up.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Can I claim on my mum&#8217;s behalf?<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can complete the form with her and she signs it. If she cannot manage her own affairs, someone with power of attorney or appointee status can act for her.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Does it stop if she goes into hospital?<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Payments are usually suspended after a period as an inpatient and restart on discharge. Tell the DWP about hospital stays, because overpayments have to be repaid.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3><b>About Visiting Angels Cheshire East<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visiting Angels Cheshire East provides care at home across Macclesfield, Wilmslow, Knutsford, Congleton, Alsager and the villages of East Cheshire, along with Buxton, Whaley Bridge and the Staffordshire Moorlands towns.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>You choose your caregiver.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You meet them before care starts, and if it is not right you say so and we send someone else.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>No visit is ever shorter than an hour.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> There is no such thing as a fifteen minute call here.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>You see the same faces.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Our carer turnover is 12 per cent, against a sector figure of 23.7 per cent (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skillsforcare.org.uk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skills for Care, 2025<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Carers trained<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in dementia, Parkinson&#8217;s, stroke recovery and complex care.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Live-in care available<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, up to full time.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sharon&#8217;s mother had been having visits for a fortnight when she wrote this:<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;It is not something we ever thought we would need but Visiting Angels have been wonderful. They came to see us to find out exactly what we needed, even though we weren&#8217;t completely sure ourselves, but through our conversation we were able to put a package of support in place. They offered advice on other things that were available to us as well particularly financially. They put our minds at ease during what was quite a stressful time in our lives.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sharon Thornton, Google review<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3><b>Not sure what you need yet? Start with a free assessment<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our free home care assessment is a visit at a time that suits you, with no obligation afterwards.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In it we will:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Work out what is actually difficult<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and which times of day, which is usually what a visit should be built around.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Talk through a realistic package<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and what it would cost.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Look at the money with you<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and point you towards the funding, benefits and grants you may be entitled to, including the ones most families are never told about.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tell you honestly if you do not need us yet<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or if someone else is a better fit.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are working out what a few hours of help a week would cost against what Attendance Allowance would cover, call us on 01625 720157. You can also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/113frI0vu6jmCXaC_XFpbnXZ-DEhtS0Mqi9e5Gr5rBeI\/edit#bookmark=id.g4lo8youa8c5\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WhatsApp us<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visiting-angels.co.uk\/cheshire-east\/enquire-now\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">send an enquiry<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and you can see <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visiting-angels.co.uk\/cheshire-east\/services\/home-care-services\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">what our services cover<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Authored by Dr Haroon Ahmad, Managing Director, Visiting Angels Cheshire East.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Published 6 September 2026. Last updated 6 September 2026.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This article is general information about benefits, not financial or legal advice, and it is no substitute for advice about an individual&#8217;s circumstances. We are not regulated financial advisers and we are not connected to the DWP. Benefit rates and rules change each April and the figures here were correct at the date of publication; check the current position on GOV.UK before relying on them. Free help with claims is available from Age UK and Citizens Advice. 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