Attendance Allowance

Attendance Allowance is a non-contributory Social Security benefit paid to elderly disabled people in the United Kingdom.[1] It was introduced in the National Insurance (Old Persons' and Widows' Pension and Attendance Allowance) Act 1970.[2] The benefit is intended to provide support for those who live independently but might otherwise need to go into residential care.Needs are assessed separately for the benefit and for eligibility for social care, which is run by local authorities.The commission said that moving Attendance Allowance to local government would "help create the simpler, graduated pathway of support that we seek".
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