DWP Updates on Attendance Allowance Recipients
Analysis based on 16 articles · First reported Feb 05, 2026 · Last updated Feb 13, 2026
This event has no direct impact on financial markets. It concerns social welfare benefits for older people, which are government expenditures rather than market-driven activities.
The United Kingdom===Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has released figures showing over 1.7 million older people in United Kingdom===Great Britain receive Attendance Allowance, a weekly payment of £73.90 or £110.40 for daily living expenses due to disability or long-term illness. The benefit is not means-tested, tax-free, and does not affect State Pension (United Kingdom). Arthritis is the most common condition supported. In United Kingdom===Scotland, new claims for Attendance Allowance have been replaced by the devolved Social Security Scotland, administered by United Kingdom===Social Security Scotland. Individuals cannot claim Attendance Allowance if they receive Personal Independence Payment (PIP) or Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for care, and applying for Attendance Allowance while on DLA usually triggers a DLA reassessment. Charities like Independent Age and Age UK, along with Citizens Advice, offer support for claims.
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