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How to claim attendance allowance

Attendance allowance

You can call and ask for a form AA1.

Telephone: 0800 731 0122
Textphone: 0800 731 0317

Relay UK (if you cannot hear or speak on the phone): 18001 then 0800 731 0122

If you return the completed form within six weeks, it will be backdated to the day you asked for it.

You can also download an Attendance Allowance form

If you are deaf and use British Sign Language, you may be able to claim using a video relay service.

For Northern Ireland, call 0800 587 0912 (Text phone 0800 012 1574). You can also download a Northern Ireland claim form

The face-to face assessments for attendance allowance are suspended until May 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Telephone, video or paper-based assessments will be arranged instead. 

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