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Living at home
Living in a care home
£10,000
£10,000
Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
Care Component
High £92.40 Middle £61.85 Low £24.45
Mobility Component
High £64.50 Low £24.45
NHS Funded Nursing Care
England (paid by NHS)
those currently on high band
Wales (paid by individual local health boards)
Scotland (paid by Scottish Executive)
Personal Care
Nursing Care
Northern Ireland
(paid by Health & Social Services Board)
£209.19
£287.78
£179.97*
£212.85
£95.80
£100.00
Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
Daily Living Component
Enhanced £92.40 Standard £61.85
Mobility Component
Enhanced £64.50 Standard £24.45
Local Authority Thresholds Contribution Rate £1 per £250 (excluding Wales)
England
Upper Limit
Lower Limit
Personal Allowance
Wales
In Care
At Home
Personal Allowance
Scotland
Upper Limit
Lower Limit
Personal Allowance
Northern Ireland
Upper Limit
Lower Limit
Personal Allowance
£23,250
£14,250
£25.65
£50,000
£24,000
£35.00
£29,750
£18,500
£31.00
£23,250
£14,250
£28.01
Benefit Rates England 2021/22
Basic State Retirement Pension
Attendance Allowance
Higher Rate
Lower Rate
Single
Non Contributory
£141.85
£85.00
£92.40
£61.85
New State Pension
Full Rate
£185.15
Pension Credit
Standard Amount
Couple Standard Amount
Single Savings Credit Threshold
Single Savings Credit Maximum
Couples Savings Credit Threshold
Couples Savings Credit Maximum
Severe Disability Premium
£182.60
£278.70
£158.47
£14.48
£251.70
£16.20
£69.40
Capital Allowances (disregarded for Pension Credit)
Carers Allowance
£69.70
Earnings Allowance (per week)
£132.00
You can get Attendance Allowance if
you have reached State Pension age.
You must be aged 16 or over and usually
have not reached State Pension age to claim
*Welsh rate to be confirmed for current 2022/23 period.
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