The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Tobias Ellwood)
The new rates of war pensions and allowances proposed from April 2019 are set out in the following tables. The annual uprating of war pensions and allowances for 2019 will take place from the week beginning 8 April 2019. Rates for 2019 are increasing by 2.4% in line with the September 2018 consumer price index. Rates Rates (Weekly rates unless otherwise shown) 2018 2019 £ £ War Pensions Disablement Pension (100% rates) officer (£ per annum) 9,674.00 9,904.00 other ranks (weekly amount) 185.40 189.80 Age Allowances Payable from Age 65 40% - 50% 12.40 12.70 over 50% but not over 70% 19.10 19.55 over 70% but not over 90% 27.15 27.80 Over 90% 38.20 39.10 Disablement Gratuity (one-off payment) specified minor injury (min.) 1,181.00 1,209.00 specified minor injury (max.) 8,816.00 9,028.00 1% - 5% gratuity 2,948.00 3,019.00 6% - 14% gratuity 6,554.00 6,711.00 15% - 19% gratuity 11,462.00 11,737.00 Supplementary Allowances Unemployability Allowance personal 114.55 117.30 adult dependency increase 63.65 65.20 increase for first child 14.80 15.15 increase for subsequent children 17.40 17.80 Invalidity Allowance higher rate 22.65 23.20 middle rate 14.70 15.10 lower rate 7.35 7.55 Constant Attendance Allowance exceptional rate 139.80 143.20 intermediate rate 104.85 107.40 full day rate 69.90 71.60 part-day rate 34.95 35.80 Comforts Allowance higher rate 30.10 30.80 lower rate 15.05 15.40 mobility supplement 66.75 68.35 allowance for lowered standard of occupation (maximum) 69.92 71.60 therapeutic earnings limit (annual rate) 6,526.00 6,838.00 exceptional severe disablement allowance 69.90 71.60 severe disablement occupational allowance 34.95 35.80 clothing allowance (per annum) 239.00 245.00 education allowance (per annum) (maximum) 120.00 120.00 Widow(er)s Benefits widow(er)s-other ranks (basic with children) (weekly amount) 140.60 143.95 widow(er)-officer higher rate both wars (basic with children) (per annum) 7,477.00 7,656.00 childless widow(er)s u-40 (other ranks) (weekly amount) 33.67 34.48 widow(er)-officer lower rate both wars (per annum) 2,597.00 2,659.00 supplementary pension 94.05 96.31 Age Allowance (a) age 65 to 69 16.00 16.40 (b) age 70 to 79 30.80 31.55 (c) age 80 and over 45.70 46.80 Children’s Allowance increase for first child 22.05 22.60 increase for subsequent children 24.70 25.30 Orphan’s Pension increase for first child 25.25 25.85 increase for subsequent children 27.60 28.25 unmarried dependant living as spouse (max) 138.25 141.60 rent allowance (maximum) 52.95 54.20 adult orphan’s pension (maximum) 108.05 110.65
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