Attendance Allowances

Thank you Jaxjacky. I think there are a few of us who just don't want others to find it quite the maze we did

Re the difference is whether help is needed at night as well as during the day. which is accurate for the higher level AA. It is worth knowing that you don't actually have to be getting help at night - just needing it.

Although, at the moment, many matters do not apply here, I’d like to say thank you PippaZ for all the helpful advice you’re posting.

I found it a long task, but getting all the information onto the form is critical.
Make sure you have copies of hospital stays, surgery and clinics etc as this will strengthen your case. Give contact details consultants, if applicable, to enable them to check your claim.
I applied for my OH and managed quite well, it did help to have telephone chats with out McMillan nurse, who was fantastic, to give me the confidence to go ahead.

you usually have to apply and get the lower rate and then up it to the higher rate.
the difference is whether help is needed at night as well as during the day.
and it's always best to get help filling in any claim forms; they are full of concealed elephant traps.

Just to say that absolutely everyone who might be eligible should get AgeUk to help. They know the buzz words.

The District nurse helped me to fill it in for my husband.

Some weeks after Macmillan had told me categorically that he wasn’t eligible and there was no point in applying?