SCHEDULE 1Provisions of Schedule 4 to the Contributions and Benefits Act asamended by this Order

Article 3(1)

PART ICONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS

Description of benefit

Weekly rate

2.100

Short-term incapacity benefit.

(a)lower rate

£86∙55

(b)higher rate

£102∙40.

2A.

Long-term incapacity benefit.

£114∙70.

5.101

Category B retirement pension where section 48A(4) or 48AA(4) applies.

£82∙45.

PART IIINON-CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS

Description of benefit

Weekly rate

1.

Attendance allowance.

(a)higher rate

£89∙60

(b)lower rate

£60∙00

(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 65(3)).

2.

Severe disablement allowance.

£81∙25.

3.

Age related addition.

(a)higher rate

£12∙15

(b)middle rate

£6∙75

(c)lower rate

£6∙75

(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 69(1)).

4.102

Carer’s allowance.

£67∙60.

7.103

Category D retirement pension.

£82∙45.

8.

Age addition (to a pension of any category, and otherwise under section 79).

£0∙25.

PART IVINCREASES FOR DEPENDANTS

Benefit to which increase applies

Increase for qualifying child

Increase for adult dependant

(1)

(2)

(3)

£

£

1A.104

Short-term incapacity benefit—

(a)

where the beneficiary is under pensionable age;

11∙35

51∙90

(b)

where the beneficiary is over pensionable age.

11∙35

64∙10

2.

Long-term incapacity benefit.

11∙35

66∙65

4.

Widowed mother’s allowance.

11∙35

4A.105

Widowed parent’s allowance.

11∙35

5.106

Category A or B retirement pension.

11∙35

6.

Category C retirement pension.

11∙35

8.

Severe disablement allowance.

11∙35

39∙95

9.107

Carer’s allowance.

11∙35

PART VRATE OF INDUSTRIAL INJURIES BENEFIT

Description of benefit, etc

Rate

1.108

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

182∙90

90

164∙61

80

146∙32

70

128∙03

60

109∙74

50

91∙45

40

73∙16

30

54∙87

20

36∙58

2.

Maximum increase of weekly rate of disablement pension where

constant attendance needed.

(a)

except in cases of exceptionally severe

Disablement

£73∙20

(b)

in any case of exceptionally severe

Disablement

£146∙40

3.

Increase of weekly rate of disablement pension (exceptionally severe disablement).

£73∙20

4.

Maximum of aggregate of weekly benefit payable for successive accidents.

£182∙90

5.

Unemployability supplement under paragraph 2 of Schedule 7.

£113∙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

£23∙40

(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

£23∙40

(c)

if heads (a) and (b) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was

under the age of 45

£15∙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

£15∙00

(e)

in any other case

£7∙50

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.

£67∙60

9.

Maximum disablement gratuity under paragraph 9 of Schedule 7.

£12,140∙00

10.

Widow’s pension (weekly rates).

(b)

higher permanent rate

£137∙60

(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).

£137∙60

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