The Personal Injuries (Civilians) Amendment Scheme 1988

Article 3

SCHEDULESchedules to be substituted in the principal Scheme

Article 11

SCHEDULE 3RATES OF PENSIONS AND ALLOWANCES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF DISABLEMENT

Description of Pension or AllowanceRate
*

Maximum

1.  Pension for 100 per cent. disablement under Article 11 ... ... ... ...

£67.20 per week

2.  Education allowance under Article 13 ... ... ... ...

£120.00 per annum*

3.  Constant attendance allowance —

(a)under the proviso to Article 14 ... ... ... ...

£53.80 per week*

(b)in any other case under that Article ... ... ... ...

£26.90 per week*

4.  Exceptionally severe disablement allowance under Article 15 ... ... ... ...

£26.90 per week

5.  Severe disablement occupational allowance under Article 16 ... ... ... ...

£13.45 per week

6.  Allowance for wear and tear on clothing —

(a)under Article 17(1)(a) ... ... ... ...

£58.00 per annum

(b)under Article 17(1)(b) and (2) ... ... ... ...

£92.00 per annum

7.  Unemployability allowances —

(a)personal allowance under Article 18(1)(i) ... ... ... ...

£43.70 per week

(b)additional allowances for dependants by way of —

(i)increase of allowance in respect of a wife or a dependent husband under Article 18(5)(b) ... ... ... ...

£24.75 per week*

(ii)allowance in respect of an adult dependant under Article 18(5)(c) ... ... ... ...

£24.75 per week*

(iii)increase of allowance in respect of each child under Article 18(5)(d) ... ... ... ...

£8.40 per week

8.  Invalidity allowance payable under Article 19

(a)if —

(i)the relevant date fell before 5th July 1948; or

(ii)on the relevant date the disabled person was under the age of 35; or

(iii)on the relevant date the disabled person was under the age of 40 and had not attained the age of 65, in the case of the disabled person being a man, or 60, in the case of that person 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

£8.65 per week

(b)if —

(i)on the relevant date the disabled person was under the age of 45; or on the relevant date the disabled person was under the age of 50 and had not attained the age of 65, in the case of the disabled person being a man, or 60, in the case of that person 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

£5.50 per week

(c)if heads (a) and (b) do not apply and on the relevant date the disabled person was a man under the age of 60 or a woman under the age of 55 ... ... ... ...

£2.75 per week

9.  Comforts allowance —

(a)under Article 20(1)(a) ... ... ... ...

£11.60 per week

(b)under Article 20(1)(b) or 45(1) ... ... ... ...

£5.80 per week

10.  Allowance for lowered standard of occupation under Article 21 ... ... ... ...

£26.88 per week*

11.  Age allowance under Article 22 where the degree of pensioned disablement is —

(a)40 or 50 per cent. ... ... ... ...

£4.70 per week

(b)60 or 70 per cent. ... ... ... ...

£7.30 per week

(c)80 or 90 per cent. ... ... ... ...

£10.45 per week

(d)100 per cent. ... ... ... ...

£14.60 per week

12.  Treatment allowances — increase of personal allowance under Article 23(2) ... ... ... ...

£14.60 per week*

13.  Part-time treatment allowance under Article 25 ... ... ... ...

£27.50 per day*

14.  Mobility supplement under Article 25A ... ... ... ...

£25.60 per week

Article 27

SCHEDULE 4RATES OF PENSIONS AND ALLOWANCES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF DEATH

Description of Pension or AllowanceRate
*

Maximum

1.  Pension to widow —

(a)under Article 27(1) ... ... ... ...

£53.50 per week

(b)under Article 27(2) ... ... ... ...

£12.35 per week

2.  Rent allowance under Article 28 ... ... ... ...

£20.35 per week*

3.  Allowance under Article 29 or 50 to an elderly surviving spouse —

(a)if age 65 but under age 70 ... ... ... ...

£5.75 per week

(b)if age 70 but under age 80 ... ... ... ...

£11.50 per week

(c)if age 80 or over ... ... ... ...

£14.45 per week

4.  Pension under Article 30 to unmarried dependant who lived as spouse ... ... ... ...

£1.00 per week*

5.  Pension to dependant widower under Article 32 ... ... ... ...

£53.50 per week*

6.  Allowances under Article 33 in respect of each child under the age of 15 ... ... ... ...

£12.00 per week

7.  Pension under Article 34(1) to a motherless or fatherless child under the age of 15 ... ... ... ...

£13.15 per week

8.  Pension or allowance under Article 35(3) to or in respect of a child over the age of 15 —

(a)where the child has attained the age of 18 and is incapable of self-support by reason of an infirmity which arose before he attained the age of 15 ... ... ... ...

£41.15 per week*

(b)any other case ... ... ... ...

£13.15 per week*

9.  Education allowance under Article 36 ... ... ... ...

£120 per annum*

10.  Pensions to parents —

(a)minimum rate under Article 38(4) ... ... ... ...

£0.25 per week

(b)maximum rate under Article 38(4) —

(i)where there is only one eligible parent ... ... ... ...

£1.00 per week

(ii)where there is more than one eligible parent ... ... ... ...

£1.38 per week increase under the proviso to Article 38(4) —

(i)where there is only one eligible parent ... ... ... ...

£0.38 per week*

(ii)where there is more than one eligible parent ... ... ... ...

£0.62 per week*

11.  Pensions to other dependants —

(a)for each juvenile dependant under Article 39(4) ... ... ... ...

£0.30 per week*

(b)aggregate rate under Article 39(4) ... ... ... ...

£1.00 per week*

(c)under Article 39(5) ... ... ... ...

£1.00 per week*