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Older people with long-term health conditions due up to £1,362 each month from April

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Some 1.6 million people over State Pension age across Great Britain, including more than 146,200 in Scotland, are set to receive up to £1,362 each month from April.

Pensioners on Attendance Allowance will see payments increase by 1.7 per cent, while the new and Basic State Pensions are set to rise by 4.1 per cent.

Attendance Allowance is not means-tested and currently worth either £72.65 for the lower rate (rising to £73.90) or £108.55 for the higher rate (rising to £110.40) each week and as the benefit is usually paid every four weeks, this amounts to either £290.60 (rising to £295.60) or £434.20 (rising to £441.60) every pay period.

The annual uprating could see pensioners add up to £5,740 to their 2025/26 income to help with the extra costs of living independently in their own home with a disability, long-term illness or physical or mental health condition.From April, people on the full New State Pension will see payments rise by £9.05 per week from £221.20 to £230.25 and as the payment is typically made every four weeks this amounts to £921.The uplift will see annual payments rise by £473.60 from £11,502 to £11,973 over the 2025/26 financial year.

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