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

Article 3(1)

I1I2I1PART ICONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I1

Sch. 1 Pt. 1 in operation at 1.4.2023 for specified purposes, see art. 1(1)(b)(i)

I2

Sch. 1 Pt. 1 in operation at 10.4.2023 in so far as not already in operation, see art. 1(1)(b)(ii)

Description of benefit

Weekly rate

2.94

Short-term incapacity benefit.

(a) lower rate

£98.25

(b) higher rate

£116.20

2A.

Long-term incapacity benefit.

£130.20

5.95

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

£93.60

I3I4I3PART IIINON-CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I3

Sch. 1 Pt. 3 in operation at 1.4.2023 for specified purposes, see art. 1(1)(b)(i)

I4

Sch. 1 Pt. 3 in operation at 10.4.2023 in so far as not already in operation, see art. 1(1)(b)(ii)

Description of benefit

Weekly rate

1.

Attendance allowance.

(a) higher rate

£101.75

(b) lower rate

£68.10

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

2.

Severe disablement allowance.

£92.20

3.

Age related addition.

(a) higher rate

£13.80

(b) middle rate

£7.65

(c) lower rate

£7.65

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

4.96

Carer’s allowance.

£76.75

7.97

Category D retirement pension.

£93.60

8.

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

£0.25

I5I6I5PART IVINCREASES FOR DEPENDANTS

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I5

Sch. 1 Pt. 4 in operation at 1.4.2023 for specified purposes, see art. 1(1)(b)(i)

I6

Sch. 1 Pt. 4 in operation at 10.4.2023 in so far as not already in operation, see art. 1(1)(b)(ii)

Benefit to which increase applies

Increase for qualifying child

Increase for adult dependant

(1)

(2)

(3)

£

£

1A.98

Short-term incapacity benefit—

(a)

where the beneficiary is under pensionable age;

11.35

58.90

(b)

where the beneficiary is over pensionable age.

11.35

72.80

2.

Long-term incapacity benefit.

11.35

75.65

4.

Widowed mother’s allowance.

11.35

4A.99

Widowed parent’s allowance.

11.35

5.100

Category A or B retirement pension.

11.35

6.

Category C retirement pension.

11.35

8.

Severe disablement allowance.

11.35

45.35

9.101

Carer’s allowance.

11.35

I7I8I7PART VRATE OF INDUSTRIAL INJURIES BENEFIT

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I7

Sch. 1 Pt. 5 in operation at 1.4.2023 for specified purposes, see art. 1(1)(b)(i)

I8

Sch. 1 Pt. 5 in operation at 10.4.2023 in so far as not already in operation, see art. 1(1)(b)(ii)

Description of benefit, etc.

Rate

1.102

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

207.60

90

186.84

80

166.08

70

145.32

60

124.56

50

103.80

40

83.04

30

62.28

20

41.52

2.

Maximum increase of weekly rate of disablement pension where constant attendance needed.

(a)

except in cases of exceptionally severe Disablement

£83.10

(b)

in any case of exceptionally severe Disablement

£166.20

3.

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

£83.10

4.

Maximum of aggregate of weekly benefit payable for successive accidents.

£207.60

5.

Unemployability supplement under paragraph 2 of Schedule 7.

£128.40

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

£26.60

(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

£26.60

(c)

if heads (a) and (b) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 45

£17.10

(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

£17.10

(e)

in any other case

£8.55

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.

£76.75

9.

Maximum disablement gratuity under paragraph 9 of Schedule 7.

£13,780.00

10.

Widow’s pension (weekly rates).

(b)

higher permanent rate

£156.20

(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).

£156.20

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