No plans to review Attendance Allowance to include mobility element for older people with disability
The UK Government has dismissed a call by Labour to extend eligibility for free vehicle tax to include people of State Pension age in receipt of Attendance Allowance. Labour MP Seema Malhotra asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if any recent assessments had been made into the “potential merits” of doing so.
In a written response last week, Mr Cartlidge said: “The Government is absolutely committed to supporting disabled people and is determined that support should be focused on people who need it most. He continued: “For individuals who develop a disability after State Pension age, Attendance Allowance is a non-means-tested benefit which provides targeted help with the extra costs of disability and helps them maintain their independence.
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