{"id":30958,"date":"2025-07-29T11:35:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T11:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/30958\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T11:35:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T11:35:14","slug":"dwp-will-pay-3800-to-pensioners-with-three-common-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/30958\/","title":{"rendered":"DWP will pay \u00a33,800 to pensioners with three common conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Government support is massively underclaimed<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0_state-pensioners.jpg\" alt=\"Warn older friends and relatives about the scam if you think they may be vulnerable, the Guardian newspaper has urged\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Over a million pensioners miss out on Attendance Allowance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Experts have named three common conditions which may qualify pensioners for extra financial support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Hundreds of thousands of older people miss out on Attendance Allowance despite being eligible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Loved ones are being encouraged to help pensioners check if they could be eligible for the support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/money\/nationwide-paying-380-bank-accounts-32053398\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nationwide paying \u00a3380 into bank accounts<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=3d4ffd46-bda0-4cd0-b915-62c991cdadff&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"[object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Get our best money saving tips and hacks by signing up to our newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">It can be worth \u00a33,842.80 or \u00a35,644 a year, potentially making a huge difference to someone&#8217;s living standards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Three common conditions which will qualify in most cases are arthritis, heart disease and dementia &#8211; incredibly common in older people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The benefit is not means-tested, so income and savings are irrelevant to someone&#8217;s ability to claim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">This is an important point as some people may think they are too wealthy, or have too much in savings to get extra help.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A huge 1.1 million people are thought to be missing out on the payments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Money expert Martin Lewis has been leading the campaign on Attendance Allowance in a bid to increase awareness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">He said: &#8220;For many older people who are ill or start to face mental or physical disability, life doesn&#8217;t just get tougher, it gets costlier too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cThat&#8217;s why 18 months ago we launched our Attendance Allowance guide and awareness campaign, and successes have flooded in since. Yet it remains massively underclaimed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The amount someone will receive depends on the level of support they require.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The higher rate is worth \u00a3110.40 a week, while the lower rate provides \u00a373.90 a week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The payments are designed to support medical costs, but it&#8217;s up to claimants to decide how the money is spent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Government support is massively underclaimedOver a million pensioners miss out on Attendance Allowance. 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