Low-income pensioners on disability benefits, or those providing unpaid care, may be entitled to extra financial support.

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More than 1.7 million State Pensioners receive either £73.90 or £110.40 each week through the disability benefit.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has released the latest figures showing that nearly 1.7 million older people living in the UK were claiming Attendance Allowance at the end of August 2024.

Attendance Allowance is aimed at individuals of State Pension age who have a disability, illness or mental health condition that makes daily living difficult. Applicants do not need to be currently ...

More than 1.7million people aged 66 and over are currently receiving the payment, but many more could qualify. Research by Policy in Practice suggests that up to 1.1million pensioners were not ...

Attendance Allowance, a benefit administered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), is designed to assist people over State Pension age who require help with personal care or supervision due ...

New figures from the DWP show that Arthritis tops the list as the most prevalent ailment, with nearly 484,000 pensioners across Great Britain claiming Attendance Allowance for it. Yet, there's also a ...

More than 1.7 million State Pensioners are now receiving either £73.90 or £110.40 each week through Attendance Allowance.

Older people suffering from a common condition could be entitled to financial aid worth as much as £441 per month. Pensioners afflicted with arthritis might be unaware that they are eligible for ...

16:39, Sat, Dec 13, 2025 Updated: 16:39, Sat, Dec 13, 2025 Over a million people could be missing out on a benefit worth as much as £5,300 a year. Approximately 1.9 million people currently receive ...

More than one million people above State Pension age who are living with health conditions could be overlooking the opportunity to claim up to £5,740 per year, according to data from MoneySavingExpert ...