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Impacts of AA and DLA on older people in Wales
- Author:
- LE WALES
- Publisher:
- Welsh Government
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 74p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Despite a long history of provision of Attendance Allowance (AA) and Disability Living Allowance (DLA), there has been little research into the role that these benefits play in meeting the needs of older people, or the impact the benefits have on the demand for social care and individuals’ ability to pay for personal care. This study draws on official data sources and on stakeholder consultations to review the current take‐up and use of income from two disability related benefits – Attendance Allowance (AA) and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) – and explores links with the demand for social care. People in Wales aged over 65 who reported that they have physical and/or cognitive difficulties were about 15 times more likely than the rest of the older population to receive AA or DLA. However, around half of people with physical or cognitive difficulties did not receive AA or DLA. Barriers to take‐up that have been identified include a lack of awareness about benefits, an unwillingness to accept ‘disabled’ status and perceptions of arduous claims processes. The research uses this information to develop projections of the future demand for these payments under various policy scenarios, including the UK Coalition Government’s proposed reforms to DLA.