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attendance allowance

British  

noun

  1. (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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Other benefits rising by 1.7% 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 Apr. 6, 2025

He owns his own house, but finds it hard to get by on his £200-a-week state pension, plus attendance allowance of around £80 a week.

From BBC Mar. 24, 2025

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

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

Peers who are not ministers are not paid a salary but receive a flat-rate daily attendance allowance of £150 or £300.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2015

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