
Attendance Allowance
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Oct 22, 2026
Outlook Podcast: 21st Oct 2026
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57:47Dave MonksCORRESPONDENT
Either you or someone helping you should upload or send evidence that you received one of the following payments.
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57:55Dave MonksCORRESPONDENT
Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance, Personal Independence Payment or PIP, or registration to show you are severely sight-impaired or blind.
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58:08Dave MonksCORRESPONDENT
Now, Graham brings us down to a more mundane activity, putting the bins out.
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58:15Dave MonksCORRESPONDENT
Well,
The Retirement Expenses You Need To Be Prepared For
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12:08Saj HussainHOST
So the amount of money left on the table by retirees in this country is absolutely staggering.
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12:14Saj HussainHOST
You see, attendance allowance is worth up to £5,959 a year.
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12:19Saj HussainHOST
It's completely tax free and it's not means tested.
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12:22Saj HussainHOST
And over 1 million people who are eligible don't claim it.
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13:05Saj HussainHOST
And because it acts as a gateway to other benefits.
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13:09Saj HussainHOST
That includes council tax reductions, free NHS dental treatment, help with energy costs through the warm home discount and the free TV licence if you're over 75.
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13:20Saj HussainHOST
So together, attendance allowance plus the gateway benefits can easily add some £7,000 to £10,000 a year to your income.
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13:29Saj HussainHOST
And beyond benefits, there are some practical steps that you can take right now that are going to give you some quick wins.
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BalVoi:60 | Hourly News Briefing | October 9, 2026 • 6:00 AM EDT
Oct 9 · 5 Mentions
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1:12speaker_0UNKNOWN
A pre-workout supplement called Rapture has been recalled nationwide after the FDA found a banned substance linked to heart attacks.
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1:20speaker_0UNKNOWN
And the UK's Department for Work and Pensions is warning pensioners not to pay third-party fees when claiming attendance allowance or historical retirement pension credits.
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1:30speaker_0UNKNOWN
Now, to the news.
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1:32speaker_0UNKNOWN
Trump faces backlash over a social media post calling on Minnesotans to fight back against Somali immigrants.
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29:12speaker_0UNKNOWN
Tom Homan, the White House official responsible for border enforcement, defended ICE and its operations before an audience the previous month, saying agency personnel had accepted the reality of public hostility directed at them.
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29:26speaker_0UNKNOWN
The group has stated its intention to remain in place.
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29:30speaker_0UNKNOWN
DWP warns pensioners against paying fees for attendance allowance and HRP claims Jena to ELASH Jena.
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29:37speaker_0UNKNOWN
The Department for Work and Pensions is warning pensioners not to pay third parties to help them claim attendance allowance or home responsibilities protection credits.
Special rules: Helping more people access financial support at end of life
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5:08Steve MarshallGUEST
So in the case of people under state pension age, that would be personal independence payment.
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5:13Steve MarshallGUEST
Uh, and for those over state pension age, that would be attendance allowance.
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5:18Steve MarshallGUEST
And, um, it's a significant amount of money for people.
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5:22Steve MarshallGUEST
Personal independence payment is a hundred and ninety-four pound a week.
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5:26Steve MarshallGUEST
So, um, and it's not means tested, so people can still be working.
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5:31Steve MarshallGUEST
It won't affect their pension.
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5:32Steve MarshallGUEST
It's a hundred and fourteen pound a week currently, uh, for attendance allowance, and it's just a fast-track way of people accessing those benefits.
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5:39Steve MarshallGUEST
They don't go into the same pool as other people applying for the, the same benefits.