Chapter 61 -Attendance Allowance and DLA care component - Rates of Payment
Rates of AA
Higher rate
61054
AA is payable at the higher rate if a person satisfies both the day condition and the night condition or is terminally ill ( 61491 et seq)
Lower rate
61055
AA is payable at the lower rate if a person satisfies either the day condition or the night condition
Rates of DLA care component
Highest rate
61061
The highest rate is awarded to people who are so severely disabled physically or mentally that they satisfy the day condition (61052) and the night condition (61053)
Middle rate
61062
The middle rate is awarded to people who are so severely disabled physically or mentally that they satisfy the day condition (61052) or the night condition (61053)
Lowest rate
61063
The lowest rate is awarded to people who are so severely disabled physically or mentally that
1. they need attention from another person for a significant portion of the day in connection with their bodily functions (whether during one period or a number of periods)
or
2. they cannot prepare a cooked main meal for themselves even if they have the ingredients (provided they are 16 years old or over).
61064
A person may be awarded only one of the rates.
If a person
1. has satisfied the disability condition at a lower rate for three months
and
2. then begins to satisfy the conditions for a higher rate only the lower rate is payable until the conditions for a higher rate component have been satisfied for three months
Example
A woman makes a claim on 6.2.96. She has satisfied the conditions for the middle rate for over three months. On 8.1.96, her condition has deteriorated and the conditions for the highest rate are now satisfied. The DM awards the middle rate from 6.2.96 and the highest rate from 8.4.96.
61065
Special provisions apply for people who are
1. terminally ill (61491 et seq) or
2. under 16 years of age (61520 et seq) or
3. undergoing renal dialysis (61220 et seq).