People over State Pension age with long-term health issues could be due up to £1,319 each month
23.04.2024 - 06:26
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More than 1.5million older people claiming Attendance Allowance are set for a significant income boost over the coming months now that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have applied the annual uprating to both the State Pension and the disability benefit. People on Attendance Allowance will receive either £72.65 or £108.55 each week during the 2024/25 financial year, depending on the level of support they need.
The full, New State Pension is now worth £221.20 each week (£884.80 every 4-week pay period) and the Basic State Pension up to £169.50 (£678 every 4-week pay period) - how much you are paid depends on the amount of National Insurance contributions made.
While Attendance Allowance and the State Pension are paid separately, the uprating means that someone in receipt of the full New State Pension and the higher rate of Attendance Allowance will be due £1,319 every four weeks.
It’s important to understand that State Pensions and Attendance Allowance are paid every four weeks, providing a total of 13 payments over the course of the financial year.
Similarly, someone in receipt of the maximum Basic State Pension will now receive £169.50 per week from April. Coupled with the higher rate of Attendance Allowance, this gives a total of £1,112 every four weeks.
Below is an overview of the uprating on State Pensions and Attendance Allowance, with a guide to claiming the disability benefit for you, or someone you know who may be missing out.
The annual uprating of 6.7 per cent will see Attendance Allowance claimants receive either £72.65 (lower rate) or £108.55 (higher rate) each week during the 2024/25 financial year. This amounts to either £290.60 or £434.20 every pay period.
The payments below are based on someone
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