More than 13,200 people have signed an online petition calling for Attendance Allowance to change.
The UK Government has rejected calls in an online petition for a mobility component to be added to Attendance Allowance , despite more than 13, 200 people supporting the proposal. The Department for Work and Pensions said that mobility support is “focused on people who are disabled earlier in life”.
The DWP response explained how “it has been the consistent position of successive Governments that the differences in age-based entitlement for Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment and Attendance Allowance are reasonable and proportionate”. The ‘Add a mobility element to Attendance Allowance’ petition, states: “We want the Government to reform Attendance Allowance so that people with mobility issues can get a mobility element or this benefit, and so access the Motability Scheme. This would bring Attendance Allowance in line with PIP and DLA.”
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