As we get older, many of us will find ourselves having to cope with illness and disability. And very often this comes with a higher price tag for things like specialist food, equipment, clothing, and paying for transport to get out and about.
As well as taking away the freedom for older disabled people to decide what help they need to maintain their independence, we were worried that council budgets wouldn’t be able to keep pace with the needs of their ageing populations.
Local Age UKs also worked incredibly hard to represent the voices of older people in their areas and discuss the issues with their MPs in their area about the impact changing Attendance Allowance would have on older people locally.