Attendance allowance

[flygirl767]

Hi so while I have some time off work I thought it would be a good time to get cracking on the dreaded AA form. I was wondering if anyone could offer any advice in the best way to complete it?

DM has been formally diagnosed with Alzheimer's so I am hoping that will be sufficient for her to qualify but I know there are recommended ways of describing the help she needs.

Right I'm finally ready to send it off! One last question, I found a freepost address on the Gov.uk website but at the end of the form I printed off, it says to post to an address in Wolverhampton. Which should I use?

Mine came with an addressed envelope and it was Wolverhampton so I'd go with that.

It was freepost although it doesn't say that in the address.

The freepost address on the website and also Citizens advice is literally just Freepost DWP Attendance Allowance. No postcode nothing!

Well that was quicker than expected-DM has been awarded higher rate AA. It was worth the hours I spent filling in the form any gathering evidence! Thanks for everyone's help.

Great news well done!

Well done!

DM has been formally diagnosed with Alzheimer's so I am hoping that will be sufficient for her to qualify but I know there are recommended ways of describing the help she needs.

I don't know if you have applied for this, but with a diagnosis of dementia, you can contact the local borough council housing dept to ask for a council tax exemption form. It applies where someone has significant cognitive impairment such as any memory loss diagnosis. It uses arcane words "mental disorder.. that significantly affect the functioning of the mind" or something to that affect, just answer yes diagnoses with Alzheimer's disease dementia in x date by Dr (whoever) and where that doctor is from (eg community mental health team?)

I think this is a Zombie Thread @Ikeptgoing but that is true and probably useful to some posters on here