The Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Amendment Order 2002

PART IV RATES OF ALLOWANCES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF DISABLEMENT AND EARNINGS OR INCOME THRESHOLDS

	Rates
Description of Allowance	Groups 1–9	Groups 10–15
* maximum
1.  Education allowance under article 13	£120 per annum*	£120 per annum*
2.  Constant attendance allowance under article 14— A. For decisions made before 9th April 2001
(a) under article 14 (1)(b)	£4,801 per annum*	£92.00 per week*
(b) under article 14 (1)(a)	£2,400 per annum*	£46.00 per week*
B. For decisions made on or after 9th April 2001
(a) the part day rate of constant attendance allowance under article 14(2);	£1,200 per annum	£23.00 per week
(b) the full day rate of constant attendance allowance under article 14(3);	£2,400 per annum	£46.00 per week
(c) the intermediate rate of constant attendance allowance under article 14(4);	£3,600 per annum	£69.00 per week
(d) the exceptional rate of constant attendance allowance under article 14(5).	£4,801 per annum	£92.00 per week
3.  Exceptionally severe disablement allowance under article 15	£2,400 per annum	£46.00 per week
4.  Severe disablement occupational allowance under article 16	£1,200 per annum	£23.00 per week
5.  Allowance for wear and tear of clothing under article 17(1)	£157 per annum	£157 per annum
6.  Unemployability allowances—
(a) personal allowance under article 18(1)(a)	£3,927 per annum	£75.25 per week
(b) additional allowances for dependants by way of—
(i) increase of allowance in respect of a wife, husband or unmarried dependant living as a spouse or an adult dependant under article 18(5)(b)	£2,215 per annum*	£42.45 per week*
(ii) increase of allowance under article 18(5)(d)—
(aa) in respect of the only, elder or the eldest child of a member	£514 per annum	£9.85 per week
(bb) in respect of each other child of a member	£603 per annum	£11.55 per week
(cc) where the child does not qualify for child benefit under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1), or under any legislation in Northern Ireland or the Isle of Man corresponding to that Act.	£603 per annum	£11.55 per week
For decisions made on or after 9th April 2001
(c) the annual earnings figure for the purposes of article 18(2) is £3,432
(d) the weekly income figure for the purposes of article 18(5)(b) is £53.95
7.  Invalidity allowance under article 19
(a) if—
(i) the relevant date fell before 5th July 1948; or
(ii) on the relevant date the member was under the age of 35; or
(iii) on the relevant date the member was under the age of 40 and had not attained the age of 65 in the case of the member being a man, or 60 in the case of the member being a woman, before 6th April 1979 and the period in respect of which payment of the allowance is to relate begins on or after 6th April 1979	£777 per annum	£14.90 per week
(b) if—
(i) on the relevant date the member was under the age of 45; or
(ii) on the relevant date the member was under the age of 50 and had not attained the age of 65 in the case of the member being a man, or 60 in the case of the member being a woman, before 6th April 1979 and the period in respect of which payment of the allowance is to relate begins on or after 6th April 1979	£496 per annum	£9.50 per week
(c) if heads (a) and (b) do not apply and on the relevant date the member was under the age of 60	£248 per annum	£4.75 per week
8.  Comforts Allowance
(a) under article 20(1)(a)	£1,028 per annum	£19.70 per week
(b) under article 20(1)(b)	£514 per annum	£9.85 per week
9.  Allowance for lowered standard of occupation under article 21	£2,396 per annum*	£45.92 per week*
10.  Age allowance under article 22 where the degree of pensioned disablement is—
(a) 40 to 50 per cent.	£425 per annum	£8.15 per week
(b) over 50 per cent, but not exceeding 70 per cent.	£655 per annum	£12.55 per week
(c) over 70 per cent, but not exceeding 90 per cent.	£931 per annum	£17.85 per week
(d) over 90 per cent.	£1,310 per annum	£25.10 per week
11.  For decisions made before 9th April 2001
Treatment allowance—increase of personal allowances under article 23(3)	£1,310 per annum*	£25.10 per week*
12.  Part-time treatment allowance under article 25	£55.83 per day*	£55.83 per day*
13.  Mobility supplement under article 26A	£2,288 per annum	£43.85 per week

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1992 c. 4.