Attendance Allowance

[Doggie123-UK]

How long does it take typically to get a reply/acknowledgement about your claim?

[Doggie123-UK]

Thank you

[garshe]

It can take up to 12weeks . If you are successful you will receive back pay from the date you applied. Sheila x

[Doggie123-UK]

Had a text message acknowledging my application, so a waiting game now

[Mavary]

I think it was only two or three weeks but they do backdate it from when you first put in the claim.

[Cloudancer]

I am in the process of asking Age concern to help me with the forms.Thank you Doggie for raising this question and to all those who replied

[Doggie123-UK in reply to Cloudancer]

I was lucky, my landlord had sold my flat back to the original housing association and during this changeover I had a lot of help from the housing association who had accepted me as a sitting tenant of long standing, the lady representative who came to visit me filled the form out for me whilst asking question about my health and mobility.

[Jaybird19]

i was told it wouldnt start for 6 months. in fact applied in autumn sometime and it was awarded in mar but didnt get it for a whie then got it all the back dated about 6 weeks . it seems tobe variable to different areas. they seem to be in confusion !

[Germantara]

Sorry don't know but I have heard it can be weeks hopefully you hear soon