2.

Short-term incapacity benefit.

(a) lower rate

£74.80

(b) higher rate

£88.55

2A.

Long-term incapacity benefit.

£99.15

5.

Category B retirement pension where section 48A(3) applies.

£64.40

Bereavement payment93.

£2,000.00.

1.

Attendance allowance.

(a) higher rate

£77.45

(b) lower rate

£51.85

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

2.

Severe disablement allowance.

£69.00

3.

Age related addition94.

(a) higher rate

£11.70

(b) middle rate

£5.90

(c) lower rate

£5.90

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

4.

Carer’s allowance95.

£58.45

6.

Category C retirement pension.

(a) lower rate

£38.50

(b) higher rate

£64.40

(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 78(5)).

7.

Category D retirement pension.

The higher rate for Category C retirement pensions under paragraph 6 above.

8.

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

£0.25.

1A.

Short-term incapacity benefit97—

(a)

where the beneficiary is under pensionable age;

11.35

44.85

(b)

where the beneficiary is over pensionable age.

11.35

55.45

2.

Long-term incapacity benefit.

11.35

57.60

4.

Widowed mother’s allowance.

11.35

—

4A.

Widowed parent’s allowance98.

11.35

—

5.

Category A or B retirement pension.

11.35

61.85

6.

Category C retirement pension.

11.35

37.05

8.

Severe disablement allowance.

11.35

34.60

9.

Carer’s allowance.

11.35

34.40

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 dependant99;

(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

158.10

96.90

90

142.29

87.21

80

126.48

77.52

70

110.67

67.83

60

94.86

58.14

50

79.05

48.45

40

63.24

38.76

30

47.43

29.07

20

31.62

19.38

2.

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

(a)

except in cases of exceptionally severe disablement

£63.30;

(b)

in any case

£126.60.

3.

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

£63.30.

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 dependant100

£158.10;

(b)

for any period during which the beneficiary is not over the age of 18 and not so entitled

£96.90.

5.

Unemployability supplement under paragraph 2 of Schedule 7.

£97.75.

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

£20.25;

(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

£20.25;

(c)

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

£13.00;

(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

£13.00;

(e)

in any other case

£6.50.

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.

£58.45.

9.

Maximum disablement gratuity under paragraph 9 of Schedule 7.

£10,500.00.

10.

Widow’s pension (weekly rates).

(a)

initial rate101

£57.65;

(b)

higher permanent rate

£107.45;

(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).

£107.45.

12.

Weekly rate of allowance in respect of children and qualifying young persons102 under paragraph 18 of Schedule 7.

In respect of each child or qualifying young person

£11.35.