Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992

F1 SCHEDULE 4 E+W+S Rates of benefits, etcNote: This Schedule is subject to alteration by orders made by the Secretary of State under Part X of the Administration Act.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sums in Sch. 4 (except Sch. 4 Pt. 3 para. 5) substituted and confirmed (1.4.2015 for specified purposes and 6.4.2015 otherwise with effect in accordance with arts. 1(3)(4), 6 of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up Rating Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/457), arts. 1(2)(b), 3, Sch. 1

[F1 PART I E+W+S CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS

Description of benefit		Weekly rate
2.	Short-term incapacity benefit.	(a) lower rate	£79.45
		(b) higher rate	£94.05
2A.	Long-term incapacity benefit.		£105.35
5.	Category B retirement pension where [F2 section 48A(4) or 48AA(4)] applies.		£69.50

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in Sch. 4 Pt. 1 para. 5 substituted (6.4.2016) by Pensions Act 2014 (c. 19), s. 56(4), Sch. 12 para. 68

PART II E+W+S BEREAVEMENT PAYMENT

Bereavement payment .

£2,000.00.

PART III E+W+S NON-CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS

Description of benefit		Weekly rate
1.	Attendance allowance.	(a) higher rate	£82.30
		(b) lower rate	£55.10
		(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 65(3)).
2.	Severe disablement allowance.		£74.65
3.	Age related addition.	(a) higher rate	£11.15
		(b) middle rate	£6.20
		(c) lower rate	£6.20
		(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 69(1)).
4.	Carer's allowance .		£62.10
5.	Guardian’s allowance.		[F3 £16.55]
6.	F4 . . .
7.	Category D retirement pension.		[F5 £69.50]
8.	Age addition (to a pension of any category, and otherwise under section 79).		£0.25.

Textual Amendments

F3 Sum in Sch. 4 Pt. 3 para. 5 substituted (6.4.2015) by The Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/439), arts. 1, 2

F4 Sch. 4 Pt. 3 para. 6 omitted (6.4.2016) by virtue of Pensions Act 2014 (c. 19), s. 56(4), Sch. 12 para. 81(a)

F5 Sum in Sch. 4 Pt. 3 para. 7 substituted for words (6.4.2016) by virtue of Pensions Act 2014 (c. 19), s. 56(4), Sch. 12 para. 81(b)

PART IV E+W+S INCREASES FOR DEPENDANTS

Benefit to which increase applies (1)			Increase for qualifying child (2)	Increase for adult dependant (3)
			£	£
1A.	Short-term incapacity benefit —
	(a)	where the beneficiary is under pensionable age;	11.35	47.65
	(b)	where the beneficiary is over pensionable age.	11.35	58.90
2.	Long-term incapacity benefit.		11.35	61.20
4.	Widowed mother's allowance.		11.35
4A.	Widowed parent's allowance .		11.35
5.	Category A or B retirement pension.		11.35	65.70
6.	Category C retirement pension.		11.35	39.30
8.	Severe disablement allowance.		11.35	36.75
9.	Carer's allowance.		11.35	36.55

PART V E+W+S RATES OF INDUSTRIAL INJURIES BENEFIT

Description of benefit, etc.		Rate
1.	Disablement pension (weekly rates).	For the several degrees of disablement set out in column (1) of the following Table, the respective amounts in column (2) of that Table.
				TABLE
		Degree of Disablement			Amount
		(1)			(2)
		Per cent.			£
		100			168.00
		90			151.20
		80			134.40
		70			117.60
		60			100.80
		50			84.00
		40			67.20
		30			50.40
		20			33.60
2.	Maximum increase of weekly rate of disablement pension where constant attendance needed.	(a)	except in cases of exceptionally severe disablement			£67.20;
		(b)	in any case			£134.40.
3.	Increase of weekly rate of disablement pension (exceptionally severe disablement).					£67.20.
4.	Maximum of aggregate of weekly benefit payable for successive accidents.					£168.00.
5.	Unemployability supplement under paragraph 2 of Schedule 7.					£103.85.
6.	Increase under paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 of weekly rate of unemployability supplement.	(a)	if on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 35 or if that date fell before 5th July 1948			£21.50;
		(b)	if head (a) above does not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 40 and he had not attained pensionable age before 6th April 1979			£21.50;
		(c)	if heads (a) and (b) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 45			£13.90;
		(d)	if heads (a), (b) and (c) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 50 and had not attained pensionable age before 6th April 1979			£13.90;
		(e)	in any other case			£6.95.
7.	Increase under paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 of weekly rate of disablement pension.					£11.35.
8.	Increase under paragraph 6 of Schedule 7 of weekly rate of disablement pension.					£62.10.
9.	Maximum disablement gratuity under paragraph 9 of Schedule 7.					£11,150.00.
10.	Widow's pension (weekly rates).	(a)	initial rate			£57.65;
		(b)	[F6 higher permanent rate			£119.30
		(c)	lower permanent rate			30 per cent of the first sum specified in section 44(4) (Category A basic retirement pension)
			(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with paragraph 16 of Schedule 7)]
11.	Widower's pension (weekly rate).	[F7 £119.30]
12.	Weekly rate of allowance in respect of children and qualifying young persons under paragraph 18 of Schedule 7.	In respect of each child or qualifying young person					£11.35.]

Textual Amendments

F6 Words in Sch. 4 Pt. 5 para. 10 substituted (6.4.2016) by The Social Security Benefits Up Rating Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/230), arts. 1(2)(a), 3(c), Sch.

F7 Sum in Sch. 4 Pt. 5 para. 11 substituted (6.4.2016) by The Social Security Benefits Up Rating Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/230), arts. 1(2)(a), 3(c), Sch.