AQW 30499/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Communities
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.
Asked by Sian Mulholland MLA on 5 September 2025
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 5 September 2025
- Answer due by
- 22 September 2025
- Answered
- 19 September 202514 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
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.