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| Description of benefit | Weekly rate |
|---|---|
| 1. Unemployment or sickness benefit | (a) higher rate £6.75 |
| (b) lower rate £4.75 | |
| (the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 10(4) of this Act). | |
| 2. Invalidity pension | £6.75 |
| 3. Invalidity allowance | (a) higher rate £1.15 |
| (b) middle rate £0.70 | |
| (c) lower rate £0.35 | |
| (the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 11(6) of this Act). | |
| 4. Attendance allowance | (a) higher rate £5.40 |
| (b) lower rate £3.60 | |
| (the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 15(2) of this Act). | |
| 5. Maternity allowance | £6.75 |
| 6. Widow's allowance | £9.45 |
| 7. Widowed mother's allowance | £6.75 |
| 8 Widow's pension | £6.75 |
| 9. Guardian's allowance | £3.30 |
| 10. Category A retirement pension | £6.75 (plus age addition, where appropriate, of £0.25). |
| 11. Category B retirement pension | (a) lower rate £4.15 |
| (b) higher rate £6.75 | |
| (the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 25(7) of this Act; plus age addition in either case, where appropriate, of £0.25). | |
| 12. Category C or Category D retirement pension | (a) lower rate £2.50 |
| (b) higher rate £4.05 | |
| (the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 27(2) of this Act; plus age addition in either case, where appropriate, of £0.25). | |
| 13. Child's special allowance | £3.30 |
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