Its only me,

[r0yalalbert]

Hello,I am new , Ihave COPD,Litchen Planus,Spondylosis,and on list for new hip.I am thinking about applying for Attendance Allowance. Would anyone care to give me any advice.I would be very grateful.

[mrsmummy]

BLF have a benefits advisor r0yalalbert . Why not give the BLF helpline a call on 03000 030555 during office hours and they will arrange for her to call you back.

[r0yalalbert in reply to mrsmummy]

Thank you,Iwill

[Hidden]

Welcome to the forum. My advice would be to definitely get help with the form as it's extremely long & complicated, so much so that I suspect it's designed to put people off applying. I'm used to form-filling, but when I tried to apply for my mother, I gave up and asked Age UK for help. One of their benefits advisors came to visit my mother, and she was awarded AA.

[knitter]

Somebody from the Citizens Advice Bureaux helped my parents with their forms. It's worth asking .

[r0yalalbert in reply to knitter]

Thanks Knitter,I wish i could still knit,The fibres set me off coughing.

[hypercat54]

If you were 65 on 8th April 2013 you can apply for Attendance Allowancwe. If any younger it will have to be PIP instead. x

[r0yalalbert in reply to hypercat54]

Thankyou for replying.

[etch45]

I was granted AA a few years ago, and it was with the help of Age UK.

I took one look at the form .....went Argh !!!! And phoned Age UK, a man came to my home and we filled the form in together, I was awarded AA.

Now when I need to reapply the same man comes to help again, I would be lost without them.🦋