Constant Attendance Allowance

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Eligibility

You must be claiming one of the following:

If you get Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB)

To claim you must:

  • need daily care and attention, for example home nursing or help with preparing or eating food
  • be 100% disabled (based on a medical examination)

Your entitlement to Constant Attendance Allowance will automatically be considered at the time of your medical examination for IIDB if a 100% assessment of your disability is being considered.

Contact Barnsley Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit Centre for more advice.

Barnsley Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit Centre
Telephone: 0800 121 8379
Relay UK (if you cannot hear or speak on the phone): 18001 then 0800 121 8379
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If you get a War Disablement Pension

To claim you must:

  • need personal help for the same reasons that you get a war pension
  • be getting a war pension of 80% or more

Veterans UK
veterans-uk@mod.uk
Telephone: 0808 191 4218
Telephone: + 44 (0)1253 866 043 from outside the UK
Textphone: 0800 169 3458
Monday to Thursday, 7:30am to 6.30pm
Friday, 7:30am to 5pm
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