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Elderly parents

Attendance allowance question

8 replies

RosieLeaLovesTea · 03/04/2025 18:19

Hello
how much supporting evidence or medical evidence do you need if submitting a claim for attendance allowance? Elderly mother has chronic osteoarthritis in hips, struggling to walk and moderate dementia. Thanks

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groovylady · 03/04/2025 19:02

As much as you can.
All diagnoses with dates.
All medications and reasons they were prescribed.
Talk about your mums difficulties on her worst day.
It can be gard to write down as we try and convince ourselves they "aren't too bad".

Iloveeverycat · 03/04/2025 19:06

Just send what you have. Copy of prescriptions with what medications taken. Any hospital letters with diagnosis and from consultants and Drs.

WearyAuldWumman · 03/04/2025 19:10

I agree, @groovylady . We were knocked back for my mum at first because a strange doctor was sent out and he asked her to go upstairs - which she did. (She had osteoarthritis and osteoporosis. Also had mild dementia at that point.)

He'd got her on a good day.

Social Work advised that I had to describe Mum on her worst day in the second attempt.

I recall that the form asked for her GP's details, and I'm sure that he would have given an account of her difficulties.

When I filled up the form for Dad, I had a better idea of what I was doing. I got a phone call from Edinburgh, asking whether Dad got up to the loo during the night.

"Yes, but there's no one helping him..."

"That doesn't matter. I just need to know whether he gets up during the night. That's fine. I'll tick the box saying he's entitled to the night-time allowance."

In my husband's case, his hospital ward contacted the Stroke Society and a chap came to the house. He filled up the form for DH. I did have to reapply a year later, however and I then didn't have to apply again.

ISTR that for all applications I enclosed an official printout/form for the medications being taken.

OP - might be worth while taking the form into a Citizen's Advice Bureau if you can. They know how to fill them in to get them passed first time.

Iloveeverycat · 03/04/2025 19:52

For both my mum and dad no one came to see them and no one rang either. The form is very straight forward just must sure you list everything she can't do and whether it takes a long time to do.

NewsdeskJC · 03/04/2025 20:28

Also say that they need help at least twice a day

Bannedontherun · 03/04/2025 23:15

All you need is a recorded fall.

IthinkIsawahairbrushbackthere · 04/04/2025 11:20

As already mentioned - answer the questions about what she is like on her very worst days. I only applied for mum once, I didn't need to renew it and no one came to see her.

jellyfishperiwinkle · 04/04/2025 11:24

It was very straightforward for my mum, but I think it's easier/fast tracked with a obviously life limiting illness. I did provide her letter of diagnosis and medical contact details, and certainly described her on her worst day, without over-egging it, rather than on her best day. I assume they checked with her GP but no-one came to see her. Was all done very quickly, got attendance allowance and blue badge within a week or two.

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