Attendance Allowance rise April 2027, Digi Mart USA News: The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced a 3.5% increase to several state pension and benefit rates, including Attendance Allowance, from 12 April 2027. The uplift follows the department’s annual review of working-age and disability benefits.
Attendance Allowance is a non-means-tested benefit for people aged 66 and over who have disabilities or serious health conditions requiring regular care. It currently pays either £76.70 or £114.60 a week, depending on care needs, which the source says equates to £3,988.40 or £5,959.20 a year.
Following the 3.5% rise, the revised rates are expected to be £79.38 a week (£4,127.76 a year) or £118.61 a week (£6,167.72 a year). The source reports these figures according to calculations published by The Express.
Separately, Work and Pensions Secretary of State Pat McFadden told Parliament that the basic and full new state pension will rise by 3.9%, in line with average weekly earnings growth, under the triple lock. He said the full annual rate of the new state pension will increase by around £490 and the basic state pension by around £375.
The pension credit standard minimum guarantee will also rise by 3.9%, to £247.30 a week for a single pensioner and £377.40 a week for a couple, from April. Other benefits covered by the statutory review, including most working-age benefits, disability-related benefits, statutory sick pay and statutory maternity pay, will rise by 3.5%, in line with the Consumer Price Index to September 2026.
The source also notes reports earlier this year that nearly two million people in the UK claim Attendance Allowance, and data from early 2026 suggesting up to 1.1 million eligible people may not be receiving it.
