Attendance allowance /carers allowance

annie_cardiff

Hi , can somebody confirm if Attendance allowance is a means tested benefit , also carers allowance ....my elderlt Dad is getting in a spin as he thinks he is not entitled to his AA , bless him

Indie_Kid

AA isn't means tested.

For carers allowance - savings are ignored, as are earnings of your partner if you have one. You can't earn more than £102 per week after certain deductions.

annie_cardiff

Indie_Kid wrote: »

AA isn't means tested.

For carers allowance - savings are ignored, as are earnings of your partner if you have one. You can't earn more than £102 per week after certain deductions.

Thank you , I will call him now and put his mind at rest .

jlawrence

annie_cardiff wrote: »

Hi , can somebody confirm if Attendance allowance is a means tested benefit , also carers allowance ....my elderlt Dad is getting in a spin as he thinks he is not entitled to his AA , bless him

Hi, I understand that there is a rising groundswell of the public that is of the opinion that it should and must be made means tested. I for one agree. It can't be right that a multi millionaire pensioner can still claim welfare.

margaretclare

I am not aware of any such 'rising groundswell', but the fact remains, AA is neither taxable nor means-testable. That was what the OP was asking.

margaretclare

jlawrence wrote: »

Hi, I understand that there is a rising groundswell of the public that is of the opinion that it should and must be made means tested. I for one agree. It can't be right that a multi millionaire pensioner can still claim welfare.

Anyone whose pensions income is above means-testing level will be paying income tax, whether a 'multi-millionaire' or someone just above the means-tested level - that's a huge spectrum of people. In other words he/she will already be paying it back. So what is your problem, Andy?

xylophone

So what is your problem, Andy?

Flo can no longer afford the designer handbags?:D

wildwestfan

jlawrence wrote: »

Hi, I understand that there is a rising groundswell of the public that is of the opinion that it should and must be made means tested. I for one agree. It can't be right that a multi millionaire pensioner can still claim welfare.

If AA is means tested then so must DLA/PIP. Don't think that would be very popular.

xylophone

I know a very elderly person who now needs care and attention day and night and is self funding (from pension and savings) in a care home - I see no reason whatsoever why she should not receive her AA.

FBaby

wildwestfan wrote: »

If AA is means tested then so must DLA/PIP. Don't think that would be very popular.

No one complained when child benefit became mean tested.

Horseunderwater

Not sure where you got that idea, AA/DLA/PIP are NOT means tested & I hope they never are. The only real problem with DLA/AA is that many awards were lifetime/indefinite & these were rarely looked at again once given out. Some people do get improvements over time, but do not tell dwp of this, which is where fraud comes in. Hence PIP. Good idea but bad implimentation etc.