Attendance allowance - where do i start please?

Cyclamen

Hello

I have been asked to help with AA forms and Social services for my Aunt. She is the age group that apply for AA and I am not really sure where to start.

I am familiar with DLA, PIP and ESA forms and know the level of detail needed there but wonder if AA forms are as complicated?

Does 'reliably, repeatedly, safely and timely' count for AA?

Please could anyone direct me to a simple (free if possible) guide to understanding and completing the form.

My aunt has COPD/emphesema, arthritis, recent surgery on neck etc and is really struggling with things.

I am also going to help her contact social services as church friends have been helping her with meals, housework and showers. I assume the care act eligbility is the same for all age groups? If so I feel confident talking to social services for her but would like to know i'm using the right 'rules'. (I've been asked to call I'm not interfering.)

Any pointers gratefully recieved.

Thank you

poppy12345

Cyclamen wrote: »

Does 'reliably, repeatedly, safely and timely' count for AA?

Please could anyone direct me to a simple (free if possible) guide to understanding and completing the form.


Any pointers gratefully recieved.

Thank you

I don't think that criteria counts for AA. This guide may help you to understand it a little more.
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/sick-or-disabled-people-and-carers/attendance-allowance/

There's also more about it in this guide here.
https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advice/financial-support/help-with-benefits/attendance-allowance

Cyclamen

Thank you Poppy

From looking around the internet there doesn't seem to be a points system as there is with PIP/ESA but the form looks quite intimidating. I've found an online form i can type in which will make editing easier.

There is also nothing just for mobility so I had better go look at her councils blue badge scheme as although she cant drive anymore the church team are being very supportive and have helped her to appointments

I think I should start with social services first..

NeilCr

If you've done DLA forms AA is quite similar to the care part of DLA.

poppy12345

Cyclamen wrote: »

Thank you Poppy

From looking around the internet there doesn't seem to be a points system as there is with PIP/ESA but the form looks quite intimidating. I've found an online form i can type in which will make editing easier.

There is also nothing just for mobility so I had better go look at her councils blue badge scheme as although she cant drive anymore the church team are being very supportive and have helped her to appointments

I think I should start with social services first..

There's no point system with AA. It's all about the care you need during the day for the lower part and both day and night for the higher amount.

There's no mobility to AA and never has been.

Social Services maybe able to help with those forms, if not then try ageuk. You would of course need evidence to support her claim.

iceboy_2

Do you have to go for a f2f for Attendance Allowance or is it done in your home?.

poppy12345

iceboy wrote: »

Do you have to go for a f2f for Attendance Allowance or is it done in your home?.

Taken from one of the links above.
Once you have returned the form, the decision maker from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) may contact you, your doctor or someone you mentioned on the form to ask for more information or to arrange for a doctor to visit you. In Northern Ireland this will be a decision maker from the Social Security Agency (SSA).
If a doctor appointed by the DWP or SSA comes to visit you, your carer can be with you during the appointment. The doctor may want to examine you and ask further questions. It is a good idea to make a note beforehand of the things you want to tell the doctor about.

iceboy_2

Thanks for the reply Poppy....the gov.uk seems to contradict it's self by saying you have to attend a f2f assessment?.

poppy12345

iceboy wrote: »

Thanks for the reply Poppy....the gov.uk seems to contradict it's self by saying you have to attend a f2f assessment?.

Some people have assessments and some don't.

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AGE UK are usually an excellent source of help with AA claims.

iceboy_2

Thank you Poppy