Attendance Allowance Appointments

As part of the wider Crisis and Resilience funding allocated to SCDC, funding has been allocated toward increasing Attendance Allowance uptake in South Cambridgeshire. An appropriate contractor is therefore being sought after to deliver an estimated 200 appointments to support residents with Attendance Allowance applications and, where suitable, advise them of other support that they could be eligible for. SCDC will identify households that could be eligible for Attendance Allowance and contact them to make them aware of this. Residents who wish to set up an appointment will contact SCDC and will be referred to the successful contractor to set up an appointment. At these appointments, the successful contractor will discuss Attendance Allowance eligibility with the resident, support them to complete their Attendance Allowance application form, and discuss further health and wellbeing support available to them in South Cambridgeshire. SCDC is looking for a contractor that: • Has demonstrable experience working with residents that have a disability or long-term health condition • Has a specialised knowledge of health and wellbeing support available to disabled residents in South Cambridgeshire • Has strong experience completing Attendance Allowance applications with people The provider will need to support the Council in completing a Data Protection Impact Assessment and will need to sign a Data Sharing Agreement as part of this project. The provider will need to hold suitable insurance for data protection.