DWP confirms almost 60 health conditions that could qualify for extra £370 a month

With the cost of living crisis on the up, pensioners, as well as those who are on low incomes, are being urged to see if they qualify for any extra help.

Across the UK, underclaimed benefits are currently a big issue with an estimated 3.4 million Brits missing out on Attendance Allowance they could be entitled to. The Express reports that these people could be missing out on an extra £370 a month.

It is said that some people are put off claiming because there is still a big stigma around claiming, while others are put off because of the paperwork associated with it. Additional financial support is available from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for certain health conditions.

According to Age UK, pensioners are the most likely group of Brits to be missing out on state benefits from the DWP. Anyone who is at state pension age and needs help around the house could be entitled to Attendance Allowance.

You don't need to have a full time carer to qualify either. Successful claimants must have needed help for at least six months unless they are terminally ill.

Up to 56 health conditions mean Britons automatically qualify for Attendance Allowance including arthritis and back pain.

The DWP says 56 health conditions qualify for Attendance Allowance:

Arthritis

Spondylosis

Back Pain – Other / Precise Diagnosis not Specified

Disease of The Muscles, Bones or Joints

Trauma to Limbs

Blindness

Deafness

Heart disease

Chest disease

Asthma

Cystic Fibrosis

Cerebrovascular Disease

Peripheral vascular Disease

Epilepsy

Neurological Diseases

Multiple Sclerosis

Parkinson's Disease

Motor Neurone Disease

Chronic Pain Syndromes

Diabetes Mellitus

Metabolic Disease

Traumatic Paraplegia/Tetraplegia

Major Trauma Other than Traumatic Paraplegia/Tetraplegia

Learning Difficulties

Psychosis

Psychoneurosis

Personality Disorder

Dementia

Behavioural Disorder

Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Hyperkinetic syndrome

Renal Disorders

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Bowel and Stomach Disease

Blood Disorders

Haemophilia

Multi System Disorders

Multiple Allergy SyndromeSkin Disease

Malignant Disease

Severely Mentally impaired

Double Amputee

Deaf/Blind

Haemodialysis

Frailty

Total Parenteral Nutrition

AIDS

Infectious diseases: Viral disease - Coronavirus covid-19

Infectious diseases: Viral disease - precise diagnosis not specified

Infectious diseases: Bacterial disease – Tuberculosis

Infectious diseases: Bacterial disease – precise diagnosis not specified

Infectious diseases: Protozoal disease – Malaria

Infectious diseases: Protozoal disease – other / precise diagnosis not specified

Infectious diseases - other / precise diagnosis not specified

Cognitive disorder - other / precise diagnosis not specified

Terminally Ill