Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/65956 
Authors: 
Year of Publication: 
2010
Series/Report no.: 
ISER Working Paper Series No. 2010-02
Publisher: 
University of Essex, Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER), Colchester
Abstract: 
We analyse FRS survey data on the relationship between disability and receipt of the Attendance Allowance (AA) disability benefit by older people. Despite being non-means-tested, we find that AA is implicitly income-targeted and strongly targeted on those with care needs. We focus particularly on the receipt of higher-rate benefit, intended for those in need of day-and-night care, finding that, in practice, higher-rate payments are negatively related to age and income, in addition to care needs. The allocation of higher-rate AA awards strongly favours people with physical rather than cognitive disabilities.
Subjects: 
disability benefits
welfare participation
Attendance Allowance
FRS
JEL: 
C14
I18
I38
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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