Question follow-through · 87025

Attendance Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether there has been a change in guidance for decision makers looking at Attendance Allowance applications in the last 12 months.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

About this written question

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
31 Oct 2025
Target answer date
5 Nov 2025
Answer
5 Nov 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 31 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether there has been a change in guidance for decision makers looking at Attendance Allowance applications in the last 12 months.

  2. 5 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    Attendance Allowance guidance is regularly reviewed and updated to ensure it reflects current policy and operational processes.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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