| 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) | £4,571 per annum** | £87.60 per week** |
(b)under article 14(1)(a) | £2,285 per annum** | £43.80 per week** |
3. Exceptionally severe disablement allowance under article 15 | £2,285 per annum | £43.80 per week |
4. Severe disablement occupational allowance under article 16 | £1,143 per annum | £21.90 per week |
5. Allowance for wear and tear of clothing under article 17(1) | £149 per annum | £149 per annum |
6. Unemployability allowances– (a)personal allowance under article 18(1)(a) | £3,739 per annum | £71.65 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) | £2,108 per annum** | £40.40 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 | £514 per annum | £9.85 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 | £741 per annum | £14.20 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 | £470 per annum | £9.00 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 | £235 per annum | £4.50 per week |
8. Comforts allowance– (a)under article 20(1)(a) | £981 per annum | £18.80 per week |
(b)under article 20(1)(b) | £490 per annum | £9.40 per week |
9. Allowance for lowered standard of occupation under article 21 | £2,281 per annum** | £43.72 per week** |
10. Age allowance under article 22 where the degree of pensioned disablement is– (a)40 to 50 per cent. | £404 per annum | £7.75 per week |
(b)over 50 per cent, but not exceeding 70 per cent. | £624 per annum | £11.95 per week |
(c)over 70 per cent, but not exceeding 90 per cent. | £887 per annum | £17.00 per week |
(d)over 90 per cent. | £1,247 per annum | £23.90 per week |
11. Treatment allowances–increase of personal allowances under article 23(3) | £1,247 per annum** | £23.90 per week** |
12. Part-time treatment allowance under article 25 | £53.15 per day** | £53.15 per day** |
13. Mobility supplement under article 26A | £2,176 per annum | £41.70 per week |