Martin Lewis has explained how households can get around £6,000 a year with a DWP benefit
You could boost your income by nearly £6,000 a year if you can claim a DWP benefit, Martin Lewis has told ITV viewers. In a recent episode of The Martin Lewis Money Show Live on ITV1 and ITVX, the consumer finance guru urged state pensioners with long-term conditions to check if they're eligible for Attendance Allowance.
"We need to collectively work together to spread word on this one. Most importantly, Attendance Allowance is not means tested. "If you need help during the day and at night, that's the higher rate, £109 a week, just under £6,000 a year. Now to be eligible for Attendance Allowance, you must have needed help for six consecutive months.
Martin then explained that to be eligible, there is a test precedent in law which defines the kind of help that is likely to warrant claiming the benefit and result in you being paid the money. He added: "What defines help? "You can see the broad range of people who this would impact." Martin then listed conditions which would be likely to qualify, adding: "This is common for people with Parkinson's, or physical disabilities, dementia or terminal illness and more.
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