If you get a war pension, you may be eligible to apply for extra allowances.

These include:

Allowance for a Lowered Standard of Occupation (ALSO)

• To qualify you must be getting a war pension at the 40% rate or higher; you must be under 65 when you make your claim and the condition(s) you get a War Pension for must make you permanently unable to do your regular occupation or work of a similar standard that is suitable in your case.

Clothing Allowance

• To qualify you must be getting a war pension at the 20% rate or higher; you must regularly wear an artificial limb and/or experience exceptional wear and tear of your clothing because of the condition(s) you get a War Pension for.

Constant Attendance Allowance (CAA)

• To qualify you must be getting a war pension at the 80% rate or higher and you must need regular care from another person because of the condition(s) you get a War Pension for.

Unemployability Supplement (UNSUPP)

• To qualify you must be getting a war pension at the 60% rate or higher; you must be under 65 when you make your claim and the condition(s) you get a War Pension for must be so serious that you cannot work.

War Pensioners Mobility Supplement (WPMS)

• To qualify you must be getting a war pension at the 40% rate or higher and you must be unable or almost unable to walk because of the condition(s) you get a War Pension for.

(Some of the above allowances overlap with Social Security benefits, where this happens you will not be able to receive both payments.)

Treatment Allowance and Part Time Treatment Allowance

• To qualify you must be getting a war pension; you must be employed, and you must suffer a loss of earnings as a result of receiving or recovering from necessary treatment for the condition(s) you get a War Pension for.

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Allowances paid automatically to eligible veterans

The following allowances are available and will be paid in certain circumstances. If you are entitled to any of these allowances, they will be paid automatically; you do not need to submit a claim form.

Exceptionally Severe Disablement Allowance (ESDA) You may be entitled to this allowance if you are in receipt of CAA at one of the two highest rates. It is payable if you are in hospital.

Severe Disablement Occupational Allowance (SDOA) You may be entitled to this allowance if you are in receipt of CAA at one of the two highest rates and you are still able to work, provided that you are not in receipt of UnSupp or Treatment Allowance.

Invalidity Allowance You may be entitled to this allowance if you are in receipt of UnSupp and you have not reached the age of 60.

Age allowance You may be entitled to this allowance if you are in receipt of a war disablement pension of 40% or more and you are aged 65 or over.

Comforts Allowance You may be entitled to one of the rates of this allowance if you are in receipt of CAA or UnSupp.

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