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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently shared details of a new ‘private beta trial’ for Attendance Allowance claimants. The service is currently only being offered to 60 people each week who start a new claim for the State Pension age disability benefit through certain channels.
DWP Minister for Disabled People Tom Pursglove MP recently outlined in a written response to Labour MP Seema Malhotra, that the current split is “25 claimants via Age UK, 25 claimants who have called the helpline in Great Britain and 10 claimants who have called the helpline in Northern Ireland”.
Mr Pursglove explained: “Invites are being offered to anyone who meets the current scope of the private beta, until a daily limit is reached. The daily limits are five per day at Age UK, five per day for the Great Britain helpline and two per day for the Northern Ireland helpline.”
Mr Pursglove also shared that people not being included in the private beta are:
He added: “We plan to scale the number of self-serving claimants through telephony in the future and also extend the sources we recruit from. This includes visiting officers and other third-party organisations.”
The response was given along with details of a new ‘online apply service’ also being tested with a limited number of new Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants. It is currently capped at 60 new claimants per day.
While details are scarce due to the nature of the trial, it is safe to assume it is aimed at improving the claims process for older people making a claim for the benefit.
Attendance Allowance is a tax-free benefit currently supporting more than 1.4million people across Great Britain, including 125,279 living in Scotland. It is designed to help people of State
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The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show by the end of November 2022, there were more than 1.4 million older people receiving additional financial support through Attendance Allowance, including over 127,000 living in Scotland. The payment is worth either £68.10 or £101.75 each week and is designed to help people of State Pension age with daily living expenses and can also help them stay independent in their own home for longer.
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The latest figures from Social Security Scotland show that at the end of August 2022, there were 125,279 people living in Scotland receiving additional financial support through Attendance Allowance. Across Great Britain, there are now more than 1.4 million people over State Pension age getting either £68.10 or £101.75 each week through the benefit, following the annual benefits uprating in April.
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The Scottish Government has announced that third sector organisations are to be paid a fee for helping provide supporting information for people applying for Child Disability Payment or Adult Disability Payment. The £33.50 fee will be paid when they are asked by Social Security Scotland to complete a supporting information request form.
Thania Garcia These days, Raye is spending time in hotel rooms, tour busses and on stages more than anywhere else. “Nothing makes sense until I’m on the stage,” the British Ghanaian singer-songwriter tells Variety. “I really feel at home up there, I’m just very grateful for every little moment.” Today, Raye announces the addition of North American dates and Australian dates to her headlining “My 21st Century Blues World Tour,” which also spans stops in Europe and the UK in support of her recent album, “My 21st Century Blues.” Released in February, the LP marked Raye’s long-awaited and hard-earned debut after years of co-writing hits for various stars including Beyoncé, Ellie Goulding, Charli XCX, John Legend and Rita Ora. In her own album, Raye rejoices in artistic freedom as a standalone, independent artist — having left the confines of her former label and signed a new deal with the Orchard’s Human Re Sources.
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