{"id":7833,"date":"2016-11-22T07:00:45","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T07:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bevanfoundation.org\/?post_type=publications&p=7833"},"modified":"2021-06-14T12:56:45","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T11:56:45","slug":"future-attendance-allowance-wales","status":"publish","type":"publications","link":"https:\/\/www.bevanfoundation.org\/resources\/future-attendance-allowance-wales\/","title":{"rendered":"The future of Attendance Allowance in Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"
Attendance Allowance is claimed by people aged 65+ who need help caring for themselves because of a disability. The UK Government has announced plans to consult on the devolution of responsibility for Attendance Allowance to Wales – a benefit claimed by more than 100,000 people in Wales at the end of 2015 at a cost of \u00a3415 million. ‘The future of Attendance Allowance’ is based on published data and research, as well as a roundtable discussion hosted by the Bevan Foundation and WLGA, which brought together experts in the fields of social security and social care.<\/p>\n
The report warns that if the benefit were devolved to local authorities in England, as proposed, it is highly unlikely that it would not also be devolved to Wales. Therefore, the Welsh Government should be taking steps now in preparation. It concludes with five recommendations on how this should be approached:<\/p>\n
This publication is the final report for a joint\u00a0project<\/a> between the Bevan Foundation and the Welsh Local Government Association.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This report explores the future of Attendance Allowance in Wales\u00a0after it was identified by the UK Government as a possible candidate for devolution. Attendance Allowance […]<\/span> More <\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25227,"template":"","categories":[419,408],"tags":[399],"tax_topic":[392],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n