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The impact of disability living allowance and attendance allowance
— findings from exploratory qualitative research | | Author(s) | Anne Corden, Roy Sainsbury, Annie Irvine |
| Corporate Author | Social Policy Research Unit - SPRU, University of York; Department for Work and Pensions - DWP |
| Publisher | Department for Work and Pensions, London, July 2010 |
| Pages | 154 pp (Department for Work and Pensions Research Report, no 649) |
| Source | Download report from: http://php.york.ac.uk/inst/spru/pubs/1747/ Contact: Paul Noakes, Commercial Support and Knowledge Management Team, 3rd Floor, Caxton House, Tothill Street, London SW1H 9NA. |
| Keywords | Disablement benefit ; Attendance allowance ; Qualitative Studies. |
| Annotation | SPRU undertook qualitative research for the government to understand more about the impact that Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Attendance Allowance (AA) have on people's lives, as relatively little was known about this. This report investigates the use of these benefits and the impact they have on people's lives. Findings can contribute to the development of questions that might be used in further surveys about the benefits. Discussion groups were undertaken with 24 professionals and advisers in touch with people who claim or may be entitled to claim DLA or AA. Face-to-face qualitative interviews with 15 adult DLA recipients, 15 AA recipients and 15 parents of child recipients were also carried out to explore how they use the benefits. This was followed by a desk-based review of relevant survey instruments. Findings showed a wide range of ways in which DLA and AA are currently enabling elderly and disabled people to afford to pay for services and items they need. This happens by enabling people to find their own solutions, both in the market place, and in accessing services from voluntary organisations, which are often not cost-free for users. A further research aim was to inform the possible development of quantitative research instruments for measuring the difference made by DLA and AA and recommendations were made for this. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100723201 E |
| Classmark | JHK: JHP: 3DP |
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