Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 71578

Attendance Allowance

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 5 September 2025

Question

Adam Thompson

LabourErewash

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for attendance allowance are processed each year; and what proportion of those applications do not proceed to assessment.

Answer

Torsten Bell
The number of Attendance Allowance (AA) applications cleared are measured weekly. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100. In 2022/23, 415,800 applications were cleared.In 2023/24, 508,200 applications were cleared.In 2024/25, 517,200 applications we...

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