Disability benefits for older people: How does the UK attendance allowance system really work?

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We analyse FRS survey data on the relationship between disability and receipt of the Attendance Allowance (AA) disability benefit by older people. Despite being non-means-tested, we find that AA is implicitly income-targeted and strongly targeted on those with care needs. We focus particularly on the receipt of higher-rate benefit, intended for those in need of day-and-night care, finding that, in practice, higher-rate payments are negatively related to age and income, in addition to care needs. The allocation of higher-rate AA awards strongly favours people with physical rather than cognitive disabilities.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: ISER Working Paper Series ; No. 2010-02

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General ; Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health ; Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
• Subject: disability benefits ; welfare participation ; Attendance Allowance ; FRS ; Behindertenpolitik ; Erwerbsunfähigkeitsrente ; Öffentliche Sozialausgaben ; Alte Menschen ; Großbritannien

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Pudney, Steve
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): University of Essex, Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)
• (where): Colchester
• (when): 2010

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/65956
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET