Attendance allowance

[Michael+Xd]

Can I ask for a reduction in the bill for claiming attendance allowance?

[Mark39 · Accepted solution]

AA doesn't qualify you for Sky's social tariffs, but any customer can seek a discount.

[caesarome]

@Michael+Xd 

We are customers here so what is "attendance allowance" ?

[Mark39]

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@caesarome wrote:

@Michael+Xd 

We are customers here so what is "attendance allowance" ?

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(It's a DWP benefit.)

[TimmyBGood]

@Michael+Xd 

Qualifying benefits for the Social Tariff Broadband & Talk product (not subscription television) are:

Universal Credit (UC)

Pension Credit (PC)

Income-based Employment Support Allowance (I-ESA)

Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (I-JSA)

Income Support (IS)

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/sky-social-tariff 

[TimmyBGood]

@caesarome 

https://www.gov.uk/attendance-allowance 

[Tiggy46]

@Michael+Xd  Social tariffs are aimed at households struggling financially, which is why the list of qualifying benefits are all means-tested.

Attendance Allowance is not a means-tested benefit, which is why, I suspect, it doesn't qualify you for a social tariff.

[TimmyBGood]

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@Tiggy46 wrote:

@Michael+Xd  

Attendance Allowance is not a means-tested benefit, which is why, I suspect, it doesn't qualify you for a social tariff.

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I think that's correct: in addition the qualifying benefit has to be one where DWP enables external commercial organisations to do an electronic look-up to verify receipt.