{"id":1559,"date":"2011-09-30T18:13:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-30T11:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/attendance-allowance-the-200-plus-a-month-many-elderly-people-miss-out-on\/"},"modified":"2016-01-15T13:43:07","modified_gmt":"2016-01-15T06:43:07","slug":"attendance-allowance-the-200-plus-a-month-many-elderly-people-miss-out-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/attendance-allowance-the-200-plus-a-month-many-elderly-people-miss-out-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Attendance allowance: the \u00a3200-plus a month many elderly people miss out on"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIt is a tax-free benefit for ill and disabled over-65 \u2013 but many either do not know about it or are unsure about claimingMany ill or disabled people over the age of 65 are missing out on getting attendance allowance, worth up to \u00a373.60 a week for the most severe cases, because of misconceptions about the entitlement conditions, according to leading charities.Attendance allowance is a tax-free benefit paid to people over 65 who need help to look after themselves because of physical or mental disability. But don’t be put off applying if you don’t receive help from a carer; the allowance is based on the help you need, not the help you actually get, and you can get it irrespective of your income. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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It is a tax-free benefit for ill and disabled over-65 \u2013 but many either do...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-p9","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3352,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/women-who-lose-out-in-pensions-could-claim-jobseekers-allowance\/","url_meta":{"origin":1559,"position":0},"title":"Women who lose out in pensions 'could claim jobseeker\u2019s allowance'","date":"February 2, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Conservative minister Shailesh Vara\u2019s suggestion has been branded \u2018outrageous\u2019 and \u2018shocking\u2019 by Labour MPsWomen who are due to lose thousands of pounds from the government\u2019s changes to the pension age could think about claiming jobseeker\u2019s allowance instead, a Conservative minister has suggested.Shailesh Vara, a work and pensions minister, listed\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2256,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/marriage-tax-allowance-how-does-it-work\/","url_meta":{"origin":1559,"position":1},"title":"Marriage tax allowance: how does it work?","date":"February 20, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"\r The new allowance comes into force in April 2015 and could save married couples up to \u00a3212 a yearRegistration has opened for the new marriage tax allowance \u2013 a Conservative policy which will allow some couples to share part of their annual income tax allowance. 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