I applied for this for my Mother on 6th August and while I did not minimise her problems it was made clear that she lived alone and was dependant on friends , neighbour and my sister and self to take her shopping , do washing cleaning etc
Well yesterday I discovered they had deposited money into her Bank account
Today I got notification that they will be granting Attendance Allowance at lowest rate .........great but reasons they give :
You are entitled to the lower rate because you need to be constantly supervised with or without short breaks right through the day , so that you do not cause substantial danger to yourself or others.
Given this I have to wonder what criteria they use for middle or higher rate Attendance Allowance
Or do you have to be comatose to get higher rate under the new regime /
Well yesterday I discovered they had deposited money into her Bank account
Today I got notification that they will be granting Attendance Allowance at lowest rate .........great but reasons they give :
You are entitled to the lower rate because you need to be constantly supervised with or without short breaks right through the day , so that you do not cause substantial danger to yourself or others.
Given this I have to wonder what criteria they use for middle or higher rate Attendance Allowance
Or do you have to be comatose to get higher rate under the new regime /