Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 35531

Attendance Allowance

Tabled: 4 March 2025

Answered: 11 March 2025

Question

Seamus Logan

Scottish National Party — Aberdeenshire North and Moray East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will review the name of the Attendance Allowance.

Answer

Torsten Bell

There are no plans to change the name of Attendance Allowance in England and Wales. Attendance Allowance is a devolved matter in Scotland. The Scottish Government is currently replacing it with Pension Age Disability Payment.