Attendance Allowance in the UK is paid at two weekly rates, depending on how much help you need with personal care or supervision. For the 2025/26 tax year (up to April 2026), the lower rate is £73.90 a week and the higher rate is £110.40 a week.

What Attendance Allowance Is

Attendance Allowance is a tax-free benefit for people who have reached State Pension age and who have a disability or health condition that means they need help with personal care or supervision. It does not depend on your income or savings and is usually paid every four weeks into your bank account.

Current Amounts (2025/26)

From April 2025 to April 2026, the weekly Attendance Allowance rates are:

  • Lower rate: £73.90 per week (for people who need help in the day or at night).
  • Higher rate: £110.40 per week (for people who need help in both the day and at night, or who are terminally ill under the “special rules”).

These amounts are generally reviewed each April and can rise in line with benefit uprating decisions.

Expected Change 2026/27

Forecast uprating information for 2026/27 indicates that Attendance Allowance is due to increase to about £76.70 a week at the lower rate and £114.60 a week at the higher rate from April 2026. This is based on planned benefit uprating and may be confirmed or adjusted by the UK government in the annual benefits announcement.

Simple HTML Table of Rates

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<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Tax year / period</th>
      <th>Lower rate (per week)</th>
      <th>Higher rate (per week)</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>April 2025 – April 2026</td>
      <td>£73.90</td>
      <td>£110.40</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>From April 2026 (planned)</td>
      <td>£76.70</td>
      <td>£114.60</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

Key Things to Remember

  • You must be at or over State Pension age and have needed help for at least six months (unless terminally ill).
  • It does not reduce your State Pension and can sometimes increase other benefits like Pension Credit or Housing Benefit.
  • If you are terminally ill under the special rules, you normally get the higher rate automatically and can claim without a waiting period.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.