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State pensioners with three heart conditions being handed free £434The DWP is currently paying £108.55 per week in Attendance Allowance to 118,000 people.NewsJames Rodger Content

Editor08:42, 01 Jun 2025State pensioners with three heart conditions being handed free £434 Thousands of state pensioners with three health conditions could be missing out on £108 from the

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The DWP is currently paying £108.55 per week in Attendance Allowance to 118,000 people.

The conditions include angina, heart disease, and high blood pressure. The benefit pays out either £72.65 or £108.55 per week, or £290.60 or £434.20 every four-week pay period.

‌ Attendance Allowance (AA) is a benefit for people over State Pension age who need help with personal care or supervision by day, or someone to watch over them by night, because of a

long-term health condition, a physical or a mental disability.

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Entitlement is based on the help you could reasonably do with, not help you actually receive. You can spend it on whatever you want but it can be taken into account for the social care

means-test. AA is not taxable, is not based on National Insurance contributions, and is not means-tested. You do not have to give details of your income or savings when you apply.

Article continues below It is paid on top of other benefits or pensions, except for Constant AA and War Pensioners’ Mobility Supplement. If you receive AA, you may qualify for more or other

benefits.

You can claim AA if you need help with personal care, supervision or watching over because of physical or mental disability. It does not matter if you live alone or with other people, or if

you have a carer. It does not matter whether you actually get any help.

What matters is that it is reasonable for you to need some help. You can satisfy day or night time conditions or both. In order to claim AA, you can call the AA Helpline (0800 731 0122) and

ask for a claim form to be sent OR claim online at www.gov.uk/attendance-allowance/how-to-claim.

Article continues below Or you can download a claim form at www.gov.uk/government/publications/attendance-allowance-claim-form OR get a claim form from an advice agency like your local Age

UK or Age Cymru.

If you call the AA Helpline, the claim form is date stamped. As long as you return the form in the envelope provided within six weeks, your award can start from the date you call if you are

entitled.

If you claim online, your award can start on the date you make the claim. If you download a claim form or get one from an agency, your claim only starts from the date the completed form is

received by the DWP.