Another of those arguments about angels dancing on pins. To get Attendance Allowance you need to be over retirement age, which generally means being dependent on a pension for income.
While some pensioners are comfortably off, the majority aren't and if disabled they are grateful for the extra money. In my years as a Home Advisor I saw just what a difference that money could make to people on State pension and not much more.
If some one feels they do not need it, they do nto need to apply for it and I would suggest that this is effectively what happens. People tend to apply for AA because they are struggling financially and need the extra help that AA offers.
Personally, I always understood that the point of a regressive tax system was that as higher earners paid more tax, they were as entitled as everyone else to claaim benfits, if they can't then you are taxing them even more.
