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1 You could see your Attendance Allowance benefit stopped over a simple mistake Credit: Alamy It is paid at two different weekly rates depending on your level of need - £73.90 and £110.40.

You can contact the Attendance Allowance helpline on 0800 731 0122, Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm. Full details about reporting a change can be found on the GOV.UK website here.

Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment are qualifying benefits for the DWP annual £10 Christmas Bonus. Attendance Allowance is a tax-free benefit.

Attendance Allowance isn't means-tested so it doesn't matter what other money you have coming in or how much you have in savings either - there's no limit. it is also tax-free and you will be ...