The latest figures published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show there are now nearly 1.6 million people over State Pension age receiving regular financial support for a health condition through Attendance Allowance , including over 140,700 living in Scotland. The benefit is worth either £72.
65 or £108.55 each week - £290.60 or £434.
20 every four-week pay period - and is designed to help older people with additional daily living expenses stay in their own home for longer. The DWP provides support for dozens of health conditions through Attendance Allowance, with more than 115,000 people receiving payments to help with heart-related issues, including angina, coronary heart disease, arrhythmia and high blood pressure. The most common heart condition in Scotland is coronary heart disease.
This is caused when the heart’s blood vessels - the coronary arteries - become narrowed or blocked and can’t supply enough blood to the heart, it can lead to angina and/or a heart attack. Another common condition is angina - chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart muscles - which is not usually life threatening, but more of a warning sign you could be at risk of a heart attack or stroke. It is estimated there are 96,000 new cases of angina each year, with approximately two million people in the UK now diagnosed with the condition.
The main symptom of angina is chest pain, this can: feel like a dull pain, ache, 'heavy' or 'tight' feeling in your chest spread t.