AQW 30499/22-27

Ms Sian Mulholland
Alliance Party
North Antrim

Tabled Date: 05/09/2025
Answered On Date: 19/09/2025
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any consideration his Department has given to reforming or supplementing Attendance Allowance to include a mobility component for those who become disabled after State Pension age.

Answer:

My department does not have any plans to reform the current policy for Attendance Allowance to include a mobility component. However, like all policies my officials shall continue to keep this under review.