You may be eligible for £101 a week if you have these eyesight conditions

In the UK, there are several benefits people can receive, whether because they have low income or suffer from various health conditions. There are also benefits for the elderly and for the elderly that have health conditions.

Those of state pension age could be eligible for £101 a week through Attendance Allowance if they suffer from certain eyesight conditions.

What is Attendance Allowance?

As per Express, Attendance Allowance is a program that helps with extra costs for those who suffer from a mental or physical disability but also for those who suffer from an illness severe enough that looking after yourself becomes difficult.

If you have a disability or an illness and need help or supervision during the day, you could apply for Attendance Allowance even if you aren’t currently receiving help.

You could get:

• Help with personal care - for example getting dressed, eating or drinking, getting in and out of bed, bathing or showering and going to the toilet
• Help to stay safe.

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You could also be entitled to Attendance Allowance if you need supervision and have the following conditions:

• a mental health condition
• learning difficulties
• a sensory condition - if you are deaf or blind.

You could get £101 if you have any of these eyesight conditions

If you are of state pension age and suffer from eyesight conditions, you could be entitled to either £68.10 or £101.75 a week. As per the Daily Record, in February 2023, 45,612 pensioners with eyesight conditions received benefits.

These are the following eyesight conditions:

Diseases of conjunctiva, cornea, eyelids and lacrimal apparatus

• Conjunctiva, cornea, eyelids and lacrimal apparatus - Other diseases of / type not known
• Corneal ulceration
• Entropion
• Herpes zoster - ophthalmic
• Keratitis
• Keratoconus
• Orbital cellulitis
• Ptosis
• Scleritis

Uveitis

• Anterior Uveitis (iritis)
• Chorioretinal disorders - Other / type not known
• Posterior (choroiditis)

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Glaucoma

Visual injuries to the eye

Vitreous disease

• Posterior vitreous detachment
• Vitreous disease - Other / type not known
• Vitreous haemorrhage

Diseases of the retina and optic nerve

• Diabetic retinopathy
• Hypertensive retinopathy
• Macular degeneration
• Optic atrophy
• Optic neuritis
• Retina and optic nerve - Other diseases of / type not known
• Retinal artery occlusion
• Retinal detachment
• Retinal vein occlusion

Retinitis Pigmentosa

Retinopathy - Other / type not known

Cataract

Refractive errors

• Astigmatism
• Hypermetropia (long-sighted)
• Myopia (short-sighted)
• Presbyopia
• Refractive errors - Other / type not known

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Disorders of eye movement

• Eye movement - Other disorders of / type not known
• Nystagmus
• Strabismus (Squint)

Visual field defects

• Amblyopia
• Cortical blindness
• Diplopia (double vision)
• Hemianopia
• Quadrantanopia
• Scotoma
• Tunnel vision
• Visual field defects - Other / type not known.

Sources used:

Express: ‘State pensioners with these eyesight conditions could get extra £101 a week’

Daily Record: ‘People over State Pension age with poor eyesight could be due up to £101 each week’