Thursday 2nd February 2017

(7 years, 10 months ago)

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Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mark Lancaster)
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The new rates of war pensions and allowances proposed from April 2017 are set out in the tables below. The annual uprating of war pensions and allowances for 2017 will take place from the week beginning 10 April 2017. Rates for 2017 are increasing by 1% in line with the September 2016 consumer price index.

War Pensions Rates

Rates

Rates

(Weekly rates unless otherwise shown)

2016

2017

WAR PENSIONS

Disablement Pension (100% rates)

officer (£ per annum)

9,298.00

9,392.00

other ranks (weekly amount)

178.20

180.00

Age allowances payable from age 65

40%-50%

11.95

12.05

Over 50% but not over 70%

18.35

18.55

Over 70% but not over 90%

26.10

26.35

Over 90%

36.70

37.10

Disablement gratuity (one-off payment)

Specific minor injury (min.)

1,136.00

1.147.00

Specified minor injury (max.)

8,474.00

8,559.00

1-5% gratuity

2,834.00

2,862.00

6-14% gratuity

6,300.00

6,363.00

15-19% gratuity

10,018.00

11,128.00

SUPPLEMENTARY ALLOWANCES (WEEKLY)

Unemployability Allowance

Personal

110.10

111.20

adult dependency increase

61.20

61.80

increase for first child

14.20

14.35

increase for subsequent children

16.75

16.90

Invalidity Allowance

higher rate

21.80

22.00

middle rate

14.20

14.30

lower rate

7.10

7.15

Constant Attendance Allowance

exceptional rate

134.40

135.80

intermediate rate

100.80

101.85

full day rate

67.20

67.90

part-day rate

33.60

33.95

Comforts Allowance

higher rate

28.90

29.20

lower rate

14.45

14.60

Mobility supplement

64.15

64.80

Allowance for lowered standard of occupation (maximum)

67.20

67.88

Therapeutic earnings limit (annual rate)

5,590.00

6,240.00

Exceptionally severe disablement allowance

67.20

67.90

Severe disablement occupational allowance

33.60

33.95

Clothing allowance (£ per annum)

230.00

232.00

Education allowance (£ per annum) (max)

120.00

120.00

WIDOW(ER)S BENEFITS

Widow(er)s’—other ranks (basic with children) (weekly amount)

135.15

136.50

Widow(er)—Officer higher rate both wars (basic with children) (£ per annum)

7,187.00

7,259.00

Childless widow(er)s’ u-40 (other ranks) (weekly amount)

32.37

32.69

Widow(er)—Officer lower rate both wars (£ per annum)

2,496.00

2,521.00

Supplementary Pension

90.41

91.31

Age Allowance

(a) age 65 to 69

15.40

15.55

(b) age 70 to 79

29.60

29.90

(c) age 80 and over

43.90

44.35

Children’s Allowance

Increase for first child

21.20

21.40

Increase for subsequent children

23.75

24.00

Orphan’s pension

Increase for first child

24.25

24.50

Increase for subsequent children

26.55

26.80

Unmarried dependant living as spouse (max)

132.80

134.15

Rent Allowance (maximum)

50.90

51.40

Adult orphan’s pension (maximum)

103.85

104.90



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