Attendance Allowance payments rise to over £100 a week

Attendance Allowance provides support for people over state pension age with a disability, who need someone to help them with daily tasks. The benefit is paid at two different rates with how much a person receives depending on the level of care they receive.The lower rate for the benefit is currently £61.85 a week while people on the higher rate get £92.40.The 10.1 percent payment boost means people on the lower rate will see their payments increase to £68.10 while the upper rate will go up to £101.73.A person can claim the support if they need help with either a physical or mental disability.Payments will increase from April next year, with the Chancellor announcing today that several other benefits will increase then, including Universal Credit.READ MORE: Carer’s Allowance payments to increase by 10.1% – how much will you get? Attendance Allowance is to increase by 10.1 percent next year (Image: GETTY/SKY NEWS)However, many Britons who rely on benefits to boost their income face a difficult winter of soaring prices for energy and other essentials before the payment increases kick in.Richard Lane, director of External Affairs at StepChange Debt Charity, said: ‘After weeks of uncertainty, confirmation from the Chancellor today that benefits will be uprated in line with inflation, and cost of living support will continue beyond April will be welcomed by millions of households facing a difficult winter.’With the news that inflation has now reached 11 percent, this support will soften the impact, particularly as the current cap on typical household energy bills is due to be lifted from the spring.’The rise in the living wage will also go some way to offset soaring inflation which tends to affect those on the lowest incomes most acutely.DON’T MISSRishi Sunak warned ditching pension triple lock would be ‘unpopular’ [LATEST]520,000 people set to miss out on state pension triple lock increase [UPDATE]State pension triple lock may be scrapped for ‘hefty savings’ [INSIGHT] Universal Credit is also to increase by 10.1 percent (Image: EXPRESS)The completed form must be sent to Freepost DWP Attendance Allowance. There is no need to include a postcode or stamp.People can also call the Attendance Allowance helpline to ask for a copy of the form, and alternative formats such as braille, large print or audio CD are also available.Claims can be backdated to the date of a person’s claim, which is usually the date the form is received or the date a person calls the enquiry line.A person can challenge a decision about a claim through a process called mandatory reconsideration.