• Check if you're entitled to Attendance Allowance

  You can claim Attendance Allowance to help you if you have an illness or disability. It can help you stay independent for longer. The money can be spent on anything.

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  • Benefits
  • Sick or disabled people and carers
  • Attendance Allowance

• What is Attendance Allowance

  You can claim Attendance Allowance benefit if you've reached State Pension age and you have a disability or illness that makes it hard for you to look after yourself.

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  • Benefits
  • Sick or disabled people and carers
  • Attendance Allowance

• Looking after people

  Overview and content list for looking after people.

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  • Family
  • Carers: help and support
  • Local authority services for children in need
  • Care orders
  • Complaining about social care services
  • Managing affairs for someone else

• State Pension

  Find information about the State Pension, including how much you'll get and the option to defer.

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  • Debt and money
  • Pensions
  • Types of pension

• Young people and family

  Rights of children and young people on family matters including adoption, getting married and the rights of parents under 16.

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  • Family
  • Children and young people

• Complaining about benefits services

  Complaining about issues like delays or missing documents.

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  • Benefits
  • Benefits - introduction
  • Problems with benefits and tax credits
  • Challenging benefit decisions

• Young people's rights

  Rights of children and young people including information on proof of age, discrimination, personal records, punishment and religion.

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  • Law and courts
  • Civil rights

• Claiming Attendance Allowance if you're terminally ill

  There's a quick application process to apply for Attendance Allowance for people who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness and aren't expected to live more than 6 months.

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  • Benefits
  • Sick or disabled people and carers
  • Attendance Allowance

• Check if you have the right to reside for benefits

  Check if you have a right to reside in the UK so you can claim benefits as an EEA citizen.

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  • Benefits
  • Claiming benefits if you're from the EU

• Housing options for people leaving the Armed Forces, veterans and their families

  Information for people who are about to leave the armed forces, veterans and dependents, on finding accommodation. Covers sources of help and care homes for veterans and disabled ex-service personnel.

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  • Housing

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