Articles that will explain and help you claim later life benefits. Nearly 80% of the people we speak to have unclaimed benefits. Making sure that you are receiving the right benefits and assessments can lead to additional money and we can help you to claim it
Disregard, Discount, Reduction and Exemptions! And we wonder why people don’t claim help with Council Tax!? Council Tax ‘Benefit’ is usually means tested. The name changed to Council Tax Reduction (also called support) in April 2013. It is usually administered by District Council rather than a Local Authority or County Council. Unless you live in […]
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March 2022 Attendance Allowance is a tax free, non-means tested benefit administered by Disability and Carers Service for the Department of Works and Pensions for someone who suffers from an illness/disability and has care and/or supervision needs. To qualify you must over state pension age when applying, satisfy the residency rules and have the right to
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Are you claiming the Benefits you are entitled to? 4 out of 10 older people aren’t. 82% of people we spoke to last year had unclaimed benefits that they had no idea they were entitled to! Later life benefits accounts for around 56% of all welfare spending in Great Britain (£124 Billion in 2019/20). I
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Benefit changes for Disabled people? Shaping Future Support is the DWP Health and Disability related ‘Green Paper’ released this Summer. The DWP are looking to review Employment Support Allowance. As well as, Personal Independence Payment and Universal Credit for disabled people. They have also not ruled out a new single benefit. It’s great to hear
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Later Life Benefits and how to claim them
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What is Attendance Allowance and how to fill in the form March 2020 Attendance Allowance is a tax free, non-means tested benefit for someone who suffers from an illness/disability and has care and/or supervision needs To qualify you must be over state pension age when applying, satisfy the residency rules and have the right to
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