Attendance Allowance rates for 2025/26 and 2026/27: lower and higher weekly rate
From 6 April 2026 Attendance Allowance is £76.70 a week at the lower rate and £114.60 a week at the higher rate, for people who have reached State Pension age and need help or supervision because of a disability or health condition. It replaced the rates that took effect on 7 April 2025. In Scotland, Pension Age Disability Payment is claimed instead, and any Constant Attendance Allowance paid at the same time reduces Attendance Allowance by that amount.
Weekly Attendance Allowance rates for 2025/26 and 2026/27
Amounts are per week. Each row gives the date its rates took effect under the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order for that year. The conditions in the next sections apply to every row.
| Year and effective date | Lower rate | Higher rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026/27: took effect on 6 April 2026 (SI 2026/148) | £76.70 | £114.60 |
| 2025/26: took effect on 7 April 2025 (SI 2025/295) | £73.90 | £110.40 |
The 2026/27 amounts equal the DWP publication Benefit and pension rates 2026 to 2027 and GOV.UK’s Attendance Allowance guide; the 2025/26 amounts are the earlier column of the same DWP publication. For the lower rate, GOV.UK gives this level of help:
“Frequent help or constant supervision during the day, or supervision at night”
For the higher rate, GOV.UK gives this level of help:
“Help or supervision throughout both day and night, or a medical professional has said you’re nearing the end of life”
The overview says Attendance Allowance:
“You could get £76.70 or £114.60 a week to help with personal support if both of the following apply: you have a physical disability, a mental disability, or a health condition you’re State Pension age or older It does not cover mobility needs.”
Who can claim: age, care needs, the 6-month rule and end of life
GOV.UK’s Attendance Allowance eligibility guide says:
“You can get Attendance Allowance if you’ve reached State Pension age and the following apply: you have a physical disability (including sensory disability, for example blindness), a mental disability (including learning difficulties), or a health condition your disability or health condition is severe enough for you to need help caring for yourself or someone to supervise you, for your own or someone else’s safety you have needed that help for at least 6 months There are different eligibility rules if you’re nearing the end of life (for example, due to a life-limiting illness). You might be able to get Attendance Allowance more quickly and at a higher rate.”
The guide adds further conditions:
“You must also: be in Great Britain when you claim - there are some exceptions, such as members and family members of the armed forces have been in Great Britain for at least 2 of the last 3 years (this does not apply if you’re a refugee or have humanitarian protection status) be habitually resident in the UK, Ireland, Isle of Man or the Channel Islands not be subject to immigration control (unless you’re a sponsored immigrant) not get Disability Living Allowance (DLA), Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Adult Disability Payment (ADP), Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance (SADLA) or Armed Forces Independence Payment (AFIP)”
Anyone who gets Personal Independence Payment is excluded by that last condition; FedRateCalc shows the PIP rates separately. For care homes, the guide says:
“You cannot usually get Attendance Allowance if you live in a care home and your care is paid for by your local authority. You can still claim Attendance Allowance if you pay for all your care home costs yourself.”
For people nearing the end of life, GOV.UK’s guide to the special rules says:
“You’re eligible if: you’ve reached State Pension age your doctor or medical professional has said you might have 12 months or less to live”
The special rules give the higher rate, £114.60 a week from 6 April 2026, according to the same guide.
Constant Attendance Allowance, Pension Credit and Carer’s Allowance
On Constant Attendance Allowance, GOV.UK’s what-you’ll-get page says:
“If you get Constant Attendance Allowance at the same time, your Attendance Allowance will be reduced by the amount of Constant Attendance Allowance you get.”
On Pension Credit, the same page says:
“You could get extra Pension Credit, Housing Benefit or Council Tax Reduction if you get Attendance Allowance - check with the helpline or office dealing with your benefit.”
On Carer’s Allowance, GOV.UK’s overview says:
“If you do have a carer, they could get Carer’s Allowance if you have substantial caring needs.”
2027/28 rates
When we checked on 5 November 2026, GOV.UK had no “Benefit and pension rates 2027 to 2028” publication at the addresses where the 2026 to 2027 publication and its rates page sit, so no 2027/28 Attendance Allowance rate is shown. The 2026 to 2027 publication was first published on 27 November 2025.
Payment dates and bank holidays
GOV.UK’s bank holidays page says:
“Bank holidays might affect how and when your benefits are paid.”
FedRateCalc lists the UK bank holidays for 2027 and has a bank holiday today checker.
Frequently asked questions
How much is Attendance Allowance per week in 2026/27?
From 6 April 2026 Attendance Allowance is £76.70 a week at the lower rate (frequent help or constant supervision during the day, or supervision at night) and £114.60 a week at the higher rate (help or supervision throughout both day and night, or a medical professional has said the person is nearing the end of life), according to the GOV.UK what-you’ll-get page, the DWP Benefit and pension rates 2026 to 2027 publication and the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2026 (SI 2026/148). GOV.UK says it is not means-tested. These rates are for people who have reached State Pension age; in Scotland, Pension Age Disability Payment is claimed instead of Attendance Allowance, and any Constant Attendance Allowance paid at the same time reduces the Attendance Allowance by that amount.
What were the Attendance Allowance rates in 2025/26?
The 2025/26 column of the DWP Benefit and pension rates 2026 to 2027 publication gives £73.90 a week (lower rate) and £110.40 a week (higher rate), and the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2025 (SI 2025/295) says increases in the attendance allowance rate took effect on 7 April 2025. The 2026 Order made the increases that took effect on 6 April 2026. These rates are for people who have reached State Pension age; in Scotland, Pension Age Disability Payment is claimed instead of Attendance Allowance, and any Constant Attendance Allowance paid at the same time reduces the Attendance Allowance by that amount.
Have Attendance Allowance rates been announced for 2027/28?
When we checked on 5 November 2026, GOV.UK had no benefit and pension rates publication for 2027 to 2028 at the addresses where the 2026 to 2027 publication and its rates page sit, so no 2027/28 rate is shown. The rates in force from 6 April 2026 are £76.70 and £114.60 a week. These rates are for people who have reached State Pension age; in Scotland, Pension Age Disability Payment is claimed instead of Attendance Allowance, and any Constant Attendance Allowance paid at the same time reduces the Attendance Allowance by that amount.
Who can claim Attendance Allowance?
According to the GOV.UK eligibility guide, a person can get Attendance Allowance if they have reached State Pension age, have a physical disability, a mental disability or a health condition that is severe enough for them to need help caring for themselves or someone to supervise them for their own or someone else’s safety, and have needed that help for at least 6 months. GOV.UK says there are different eligibility rules for people nearing the end of life. Residence conditions also apply, with some exceptions, and GOV.UK says a person cannot usually get Attendance Allowance if they live in a care home and their care is paid for by their local authority. These rates are for people who have reached State Pension age; in Scotland, Pension Age Disability Payment is claimed instead of Attendance Allowance, and any Constant Attendance Allowance paid at the same time reduces the Attendance Allowance by that amount.
What are the special rules for end of life?
GOV.UK says a person is eligible under the special rules for end of life if they have reached State Pension age and their doctor or medical professional has said they might have 12 months or less to live. The guide gives the higher rate, £114.60 a week from 6 April 2026, for these claims. These rates are for people who have reached State Pension age; in Scotland, Pension Age Disability Payment is claimed instead of Attendance Allowance, and any Constant Attendance Allowance paid at the same time reduces the Attendance Allowance by that amount.
Does Attendance Allowance affect Pension Credit or Carer’s Allowance?
GOV.UK says a person could get extra Pension Credit, Housing Benefit or Council Tax Reduction if they get Attendance Allowance, and to check with the helpline or office dealing with the benefit. It also says that if the person has a carer, the carer could get Carer’s Allowance if the person has substantial caring needs, and that the claimant does not have to have someone caring for them in order to claim. These rates are for people who have reached State Pension age; in Scotland, Pension Age Disability Payment is claimed instead of Attendance Allowance, and any Constant Attendance Allowance paid at the same time reduces the Attendance Allowance by that amount.
Can someone get Attendance Allowance and PIP?
The GOV.UK eligibility guide says a person must not get Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment, Adult Disability Payment, Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance or Armed Forces Independence Payment to claim Attendance Allowance. The GOV.UK PIP guide says people over State Pension age cannot usually make a claim for PIP, although a claim is possible if they got PIP or Adult Disability Payment in the last 12 months. GOV.UK says Attendance Allowance does not cover mobility needs. These rates are for people who have reached State Pension age; in Scotland, Pension Age Disability Payment is claimed instead of Attendance Allowance, and any Constant Attendance Allowance paid at the same time reduces the Attendance Allowance by that amount.
More UK pages
Sources
- GOV.UK: Personal Independence Payment (PIP), eligibility
- GOV.UK: Attendance Allowance
- GOV.UK: Attendance Allowance, what you’ll get
- GOV.UK: Attendance Allowance, eligibility
- GOV.UK: Attendance Allowance, claiming if you’re nearing the end of life
- GOV.UK: UK bank holidays
- DWP on GOV.UK: Benefit and pension rates 2026 to 2027
- legislation.gov.uk: The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2026 (SI 2026/148)
- legislation.gov.uk: The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2025 (SI 2025/295)
Reviewed 5 November 2026 against the GOV.UK, legislation.gov.uk and Low Pay Commission pages in the sources list, which were read on that date. FedRateCalc is not affiliated with GOV.UK, the UK Government, the Department for Work and Pensions or the Low Pay Commission; GOV.UK, legislation.gov.uk and the Low Pay Commission are the official sources, and any later change they publish overrides this site.