United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 198418
Attendance Allowance
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7 September 2023
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13 September 2023 · Answer
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13 September 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the requirement for people to wait six months following the onset of invalidity before they can claim Attendance Allowance.
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7 September 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the requirement for people to wait six months following the onset of invalidity before they can claim Attendance Allowance.
Source: Commons
13 September 2023
Answer
Entitlement to Attendance Allowance is based on the on-going need for frequent personal care and attention, or supervision to ensure personal safety, rather than on the individual’s medical condition. The six-month qualifying period helps establish that t...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-09-07/198418
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1659113
- uk · wq-1659113 · source updated 13 September 2023