Attendance Allowance is for people of State Pension age who need extra help
It pays up to £114.60 a week. It isn't means-tested, so savings and income don't matter. More than a million households who could be getting it still need to apply.
It takes about 3 minutes to check if you are eligible. You can check for yourself or somebody you support.
- Help with every question
- Printed and posted ready to sign
- Full refund if unsuccessful
Most people who qualify would never call themselves disabled
That's the main reason the money goes unclaimed. People picture wheelchairs and care homes. In practice it's mostly claimed by people still in their own house, still managing, but managing by doing things slowly, giving things up, and leaning on family without ever quite saying so.
Margaret, 79 illustrative example
Arthritis. She stopped having baths about a year ago because she's frightened of falling. Her daughter rings every morning to check she's taken her tablets. Ask Margaret how she's coping and she'll tell you she manages fine.
Derek, 82 illustrative example
COPD and diabetes. Getting dressed leaves him breathless, so he does it in stages and sits down in between. He's awake two or three times most nights. He assumed his savings ruled him out. They don't.
Margaret and Derek are typical of the people this benefit exists for. Neither of them would have applied. Both would very likely have been awarded something. They paid in all their working lives, and this is what it was for. If you recognise someone here, the check takes about 3 minutes.
How it works
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Check eligibility
A few short questions about the help that's needed day to day. Free, takes about 3 minutes, and you'll see the likely weekly amount at the end.
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Answer our guided questions
One topic at a time, in plain English, about 20 minutes in all. Smart help words your answers and only what you approve goes on the form. A real person checks every form before it goes anywhere.
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We print it and post it ready to sign
Your finished form arrives at your door ready to sign, with a prepaid envelope addressed to DWP (the Department for Work and Pensions). Sign it, post it, done.
An award opens other doors
Attendance Allowance isn't counted as income, so it doesn't reduce the State Pension or anything else. It often unlocks more:
Pension Credit
An award can increase it, or make someone newly eligible.
Council tax
Many councils reduce the bill for people getting Attendance Allowance.
Carer's Allowance
Someone who looks after them may become able to apply for support of their own.
Linked help
Extra support with heating and housing costs often follows through linked schemes.
Three honest ways to apply
You never need to pay anyone to apply for Attendance Allowance. Here's the honest comparison, so you can choose what suits you.
Do it yourself, free
- DWP's paper form is more than 30 pages long.
- You write every answer yourself, in your own words.
- The strength of the written answers decides the outcome.
Phone-based services
- A specialist fills the form in with you over the phone.
- Typically £345 to £479, and often the price is quoted before VAT is added.
- Call-backs and interviews during office hours.
- A good fit for people who'd rather talk it all through.
With our complete service
- Start online now, any time. No appointments, no call-backs.
- Smart help words your answers; a real person checks every form before it goes anywhere.
- Printed and posted to your door, ready to sign.
- One payment of £129, and that's the whole price. No VAT added at the end, no share of the award, ever.
- Pay by card, handled by Stripe. Your details are encrypted and never shared.
Our promise
A full refund any time before we post your form. And if DWP says no, we refund you in full.
Any award counts as a yes. To ask for the refusal refund, send us a copy of the decision letter through the refund request form in your account, within 60 days of the date on the letter.
Your questions, answered straight
Is this legitimate?
A fair question. Allowance Support is an independent service. We are not part of DWP or the government, and we say so on every page. You can always apply free at GOV.UK. We charge one payment of £129, we never take a share of the award, and if DWP says no we refund you in full.
Will it affect other benefits or the State Pension?
No. Attendance Allowance is paid on top of the State Pension and doesn't reduce other income. It's tax free, and it often increases other support, such as Pension Credit and help with council tax.
We have savings. Can we still apply?
Yes. Attendance Allowance is not means-tested. Savings, income and owning a home make no difference to the amount.
What if mum won't say she needs help?
That's very common. DWP looks at the help someone reasonably needs, not the help they admit to or currently get. Our questions are written to draw out the real picture, gently and respectfully.
No one helps them at the moment. Can they still qualify?
Yes. DWP looks at the help someone reasonably needs, not the help they currently get. There's no need for carers, a care package or even a formal diagnosis to be in place. Managing alone, slowly and with difficulty, is exactly what the benefit is for.
Can I do this for myself?
Yes. The questions work the same whether you're applying for yourself or for someone else, and they adjust once you tell us who it's for.
How long does it take?
The eligibility check takes about 3 minutes. The guided questions take most people about 20 minutes. Your progress saves automatically. You can come back any time. After that, DWP usually writes back within a few weeks, and payments are backdated to the day DWP received the form.
Find out where they stand in 3 minutes
You've looked after everyone else for years. Let us handle this one. You can start right now: no call-backs, no office hours, no appointments.
It takes about 3 minutes to check if you are eligible. You can check for yourself or somebody you support.