The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show in February this year, there were 416,313 people across Great Britain receiving Attendance Allowance support for arthritis, making it the most-claimed for health condition by people over State Pension age.
More than 37,500 older people in Scotland are receiving either £68.10 or £101.75 each week in extra financial support along with more than 1,100 living abroad.
Arthritis is the most common disabling condition - an umbrella term used by the DWP to cover a multitude of health conditions - was arthritis (29%), followed by unknown (9%).
The condition typically causes stiffness, swelling, pain and inflammation in a joint and accounts for almost one-third of all the 1.4 million claims for Attendance Allowance.
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