The Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Amendment Order 1999

Article 5(1)(c)

SCHEDULE 4 PART TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR PART IV OF SCHEDULE 1

PART IV RATES OF ALLOWANCES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF DISABLEMENT

	Rate
Description of Allowance	Groups 1–9	Groups 10–15
* maximum
1.  Education allowance under article 13	£120 per annum*	£120 per annum*
2.  Constant attendance allowance (a) under article 14(1)(b)	£4,519 per annum*	£86.60 per week*
(b) under article 14(1)(a)	£2,259 per annum*	£43.30 per week*
3.  Exceptionally severe disablement allowance under article 15	£2,259 per annum	£43.30 per week
4.  Severe disablement occupational allowance under article 16	£1,130 per annum	£21.65 per week
5.  Allowance for wear and tear of clothing under article 17(1)	£147 per annum	£147 per annum
6.  Unemployability allowances– (a) personal allowance under article 18(1)(a)	£3,697 per annum	£70.85 per week
(b) additional allowances for dependants by way of– (i) increase of allowance in respect of a wife, husband or unmarried dependant living as a spouse or an adult dependant under article 18(5)(b)	£2,085 per annum*	£39.95 per week*
(ii) increase of allowance under article 18(5)(d)– (a) in respect of the only, elder or the eldest child of a member	£517 per annum	£9.90 per week
(b) in respect of each other child of a member	£592 per annum	£11.35 per week
(c) where the child does not qualify for child benefit under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1), or under any legislation in Northern Ireland or the Isle of Man corresponding to that Act	£592 per annum	£11.35 per week
7.  Invalidity allowance under article 19 (a) if– (i) the relevant date fell before 5th July 1948; or (ii) on the relevant date the member was under the age of 35; or (iii) on the relevant date the member was under the age of 40 and had not attained the age of 65 in the case of the member being a man, or 60 in the case of the member 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	£733 per annum	£14.05 per week
(b) if– (i) on the relevant date the member was under the age of 45; or
(ii) on the relevant date the member was under the age of 50 and had not attained the age of 65 in the case of the member being a man, or 60 in the case of the member 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	£464 per annum	£8.90 per week
(c) If heads (a) and (b) do not apply and on the relevant date the member was a man under the age of 60 or a woman under the age of 55	£232 per annum	£4.45 per week
8.  Comforts allowance– (a) under article 20(1)(a)	£971 per annum	£18.60 per week
(b) under article 20(1)(b)	£485 per annum	£9.30 per week
9.  Allowance for lowered standard of occupation under article 21	£2,256 per annum*	£43.24 per week*
10.  Age allowance under article 22 where the degree of pensioned disablement is– (a) 40 to 50 per cent.	£399 per annum	£7.65 per week
(b) over 50 per cent, but not exceeding 70 per cent.	£616 per annum	£11.80 per week
(c) over 70 per cent, but not exceeding 90 per cent.	£877 per annum	£16.80 per week
(d) over 90 per cent.	£1,231 per annum	£23.60 per week
11.  Treatment allowances—increase of personal allowances under article 23(3)	£1,234 per annum*	£23.65 per week*
12.  Part-time treatment allowance under article 25	£52.55 per day*	£52.55 per day*
13.  Mobility supplement under article 26A	£2,153 per annum	£41.25 per week

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1992 c. 4.