Evidence Required for Companion Pass
Last updated | 04/05/2007
The applicant must produce the following documentation for verification:
1. The applicant is in receipt or has been awarded the higher or middle rate of the care component of Disability Living Allowance (DLA).
Evidence - the original award letter the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) or confirmation of award on form DBD 384 stating that the applicant is in receipt or has been awarded the higher or middle rate of the care component of DLA. The award date should not have expired and the evidence should be dated within the last 12 months.
2. The applicant is in receipt or has been awarded Attendance Allowance issued by the DWP.
Evidence - Attendance Allowance award notice or letter from the DWP stating that the applicant has qualified for Attendance Allowance. The award date should not have expired and the evidence should be dated within the last 12 months.
3. The applicant has been certified as blind and in consequence is registered as blind in a register maintained by or on behalf of a council constituted under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1994.
Evidence – letter from Local Authority, RNIB, or other Blind Society confirming the applicant is registered as blind on a register maintained by or on behalf of their local authority.
4. The applicant lives in a care/residential home or hospital and who are eligible for the higher or middle rate of the care component of the DLA or Attendance Allowance.
Evidence - An original award letter DWP or confirmation of award on form DBD 384 stating that the applicant is in receipt of higher or middle rate of the care component of DLA. An original award notice from DWP or confirmation of award on form DBD384 stating that the applicant is in receipt of Attendance Allowance. The award date should not have expired and the evidence should be dated within the last 12 months.
