attendance allowance

British

noun

(in Britain) a tax-free noncontributory welfare benefit for people over 65 years old who are so severely disabled that they need frequent attention or continual supervision for a period of six months or more

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They include all the main disability benefits, such as personal independence payment, attendance allowance and disability living allowance, as well as carer’s allowance.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2024

So, it is expected, for example, that someone receiving attendance allowance, or the highest rate of personal independence payment, would see an increase of about £1.85 a week in April.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2024

The letter specifically urged her to extend the payment to two million further pensioners by also including those who receive housing benefit, council tax support, attendance allowance and carers’ allowance.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2024

The extension also applies to attendance allowance, severe disablement allowance and payments for industrial injuries.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2023

Dawn Amos was sent a letter telling her that she was not ill enough to qualify for attendance allowance on the day after doctors turned off her life support machine.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2016

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