The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2010 (revoked)

PART V 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 that Table, using—
			(a)		column (2) for any period during which the beneficiary is over the age of 18 or is entitled to an increase of benefit in respect of a dependant M1 ;
			(b)		column (3) for any period during which the beneficiary is not over the age of 18 and not so entitled;
				TABLE
		Degree of Disablement				Amount
		(1)				(2)	(3)
		Per cent.				£	£
		100				145.80	89.35
		90				131.22	80.42
		80				116.64	71.48
		70				102.06	62.55
		60				87.48	53.61
		50				72.90	44.68
		40				58.32	35.74
		30				43.74	26.81
		20				29.16	17.87
2.	Maximum increase of weekly rate of disablement pension where constant attendance needed.	(a)	except in cases of exceptionally severe disablement				£58.40;
		(b)	in any case				£116.80.
3.	Increase of weekly rate of disablement pension (exceptionally severe disablement).						£58.40.
4.	Maximum of aggregate of weekly benefit payable for successive accidents.	(a)	for any period during which the beneficiary is over the age of 18 or is entitled to an increase in benefit in respect of a dependant M2				£145.80;
		(b)	for any period during which the beneficiary is not over the age of 18 and not so entitled				£89.35.
5.	Unemployability supplement under paragraph 2 of Schedule 7.						£90.10.
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				£18.65;
		(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				£18.65;
		(c)	if heads (a) and (b) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 45				£12.00;
		(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				£12.00;
		(e)	in any other case				£6.00.
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.						£53.90.
9.	Maximum disablement gratuity under paragraph 9 of Schedule 7.		£9,680.00.
10.	Widow's pension (weekly rates).	(a)	initial rate M3				£57.65;
		(b)	higher permanent rate				£97.65;
		(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).	£97.65.
12.	Weekly rate of allowance in respect of children and qualifying young persons M4 under paragraph 18 of Schedule 7.	In respect of each child or qualifying young person					£11.35.

Marginal Citations

M1 The words “child or adult” were omitted by paragraph 15(2) of Schedule 1 to the 2005 Act.

M2 The words “child or adult” were omitted by paragraph 15(2) of Schedule 1 to the 2005 Act.

M3 Widow's pension is payable in relation only to deaths occurring before 11th April 1988 (paragraph 14(1) of Schedule 7 to the Contributions and Benefits Act). The initial rate relates only to the period of 26 weeks following the date of the deceased's death (paragraph 16(1) of that Schedule). The rate stated is therefore the rate applicable for the 26 weeks following 10th April 1988.

M4 Paragraph 12 was amended by paragraph 15(3) of Schedule 1 to the 2005 Act which inserted the words “and qualifying young persons” and substituted the words “child or qualifying young person”.