You could be entitled to hundreds of pounds in government support if you have certain health conditions(Image: WalesOnline/Rob Browne)

DWP giving up to £407 a month to people with these 57 common medical conditions

There are some really common conditions that could see you qualify for the extra cash

06 Dec 2023, 10:07 by Ryan O'Neill · Wales Online

You could be entitled to hundreds of pounds in government support if you have certain health conditions. Attendance allowance is a benefit given by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) if you have a disability severe enough that you need someone to help look after you.

The tax-free benefit has two rates and how much you get depends on the level of care that you need because of your disability. It isn't means-tested so it doesn't matter how much you get in other benefits or how much savings you have.

The money could give you up to an additional £407 every month and there are some really common medical conditions that could see you qualify for the money. To get the latest money stories straight to your inbox twice a week sign up to our newsletter here.

Both the lower and higher rates increased on April 10 this year for 2023/24 after the DWP uplifted most benefits in line with September's CPI inflation figure. The rates are as follows:

Higher rate: £101.75 (up from £92.40)
Lower rate: £68.10 (up from £61.85)

The DWP lists 57 main medical conditions that could qualify you for attendance allowance. They are as follows:

Arthritis
Spondylosis
Back pain – other/precise diagnosis not specified
Disease of the muscles, bones or joints
Trauma to limbs
Visual disorders and diseases
Hearing disorders
Heart disease
Respiratory disorders and diseases
Asthma
Cystic fibrosis
Cerebrovascular disease
Peripheral vascular disease
Epilepsy
Neurological diseases
Multiple sclerosis
Parkinson's disease
Motor neurone disease
Chronic pain syndromes
Diabetes mellitus
Metabolic disease
Traumatic paraplegia/tetraplegia
Major trauma other than traumatic paraplegia/tetraplegia
Learning difficulties
Psychosis
Psychoneurosis
Personality Disorder
Dementia
Behavioural disorder
Alcohol and drug abuse
Hyperkinetic syndrome
Renal disorders
Inflammatory bowel disease
Bowel and stomach disease
Blood disorders
Haemophilia
Multi system disorders
Multiple allergy syndrome
Skin disease
Malignant disease
Severely mentally impaired
Double amputee
Deaf/blind
Haemodialysis
Frailty
Total parenteral nutrition
AIDS
Infectious diseases: viral disease - Covid-19
Infectious diseases: viral disease - precise diagnosis not specified
Infectious diseases: bacterial disease – tuberculosis
Infectious diseases: bacterial disease – precise diagnosis not specified
Infectious diseases: protozoal disease – malaria
Infectious diseases: protozoal disease – other/precise diagnosis not specified
Infectious diseases - other / precise diagnosis not specified
Cognitive disorder - other / precise diagnosis not specified
Terminally Ill
Unknown

You can find the attendance allowance claim form here to apply by post. The form comes with notes informing you how to fill it in. Send the finished form to Freepost DWP Attendance Allowance. You do not need a postcode or a stamp.

You can call the attendance allowance helpline to ask for a copy of the form and alternative formats, such as braille, large print or audio CD. The helpline is 0800 731 0122 and is open from 8am to 6pm. Find out everything else you need to know about attendance allowance here.

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