Answer simple questions about the help you need by day and by night. We turn them into clear, ready-to-copy answers for every care question on the form. You copy them across and send it off.
Built for people who are unwell and tired, and for the sons and daughters filling the form in for a parent. Mostly tapping, barely any typing.
Your conditions, then the everyday things that are difficult - by day and by night. Around five minutes.
Every care question on the AA1: the boxes to tick, how often, and the written answers - in plain first-person English.
Write the answers onto the real form in your own hand, or type them into the online claim, and send it yourself.
Tell us a little about the help that is needed and we write one full answer, free. See it before you pay a penny.
Where do they live? The forms differ - your free answer is written for the right one.
Every care question on the form - the day questions, the night questions, falls, supervision and the extra information - one payment, no subscription.
People over State Pension age who need help or supervision because of a physical or mental health condition - during the day, at night, or both. It is not means-tested, it is tax-free, and what you earn or have saved does not affect it. In Scotland the same help is called Pension Age Disability Payment, and this tool covers it too.
£76.70 a week at the lower rate, or £114.60 a week at the higher rate in 2026/27 - about £3,988 or £5,959 a year. The higher rate is for people who need help or supervision through both day and night. Pension Age Disability Payment in Scotland pays the same.
No. We give you the wording. You copy it onto your own form, or into the online claim, and send it yourself - so it stays in your name and your words.
No. attendanceexpert.co.uk is independent guidance and is not affiliated with the DWP, the Department for Communities or Social Security Scotland.
No, and no service can. The decision always rests with the decision maker. What we do is help you describe the help you genuinely need, clearly and completely, in the language the claim is judged against.
Yes - a large share of Attendance Allowance forms are completed by sons, daughters and carers. Answer our questions about the person who is claiming, and the answers come out written in their voice, ready for the form.
No - this is not a platform with accounts. For your privacy we do not store finished answers on our servers. They appear on screen once and a copy is emailed to you straight away, so that email (or the PDF you download) is your permanent copy. Your order link stays active for 36 hours after payment.
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Mostly tapping, barely any typing. If you are doing this for a parent or someone you care for, answer about them - the answers come out in their voice. You can pause and come back to your link within 36 hours.
Where do they live? This sets the right benefit and wording.
Which everyday things are hardest? Tick the ones that affect them most - we still write every question.
How many days a week is help needed?
And at night? Night matters: needing help by day AND night is what the higher rate depends on.
Aids or adaptations used? Tick any.
Please do not close this page. The answers are also emailed to you automatically.