The Minister for Defence People and Veterans (Johnny Mercer)
The new rates of war pensions and allowances proposed from April 2020 are set out in the tables below. The annual uprating of war pensions and allowances for 2020 will take place from the week beginning 6 April. Rates for 2020 are increasing by 1.7% in line with the September 2019 consumer price index. War Pensions Rates Rates Rates (Weekly rates unless otherwise shown) 2019 2020 £ £ WAR PENSIONS Disablement Pension (100% rates) Officer (per annum) 9,904.00 10,071.00 Other ranks (weekly amount) 189.80 193.00 Age allowances payable from age 65 40%-50% 12.70 12.90 over 50% but not over 70% 19.55 19.90 Over 70% but not over 90% 27.80 28.25 Over 90% 39.10 39.80 Disablement gratuity (one off payment) Specified minor injury (min) 1,209.00 1,230.00 Specified minor injury (max) 9,028.00 9,181.00 1 – 5% gratuity 3,019.00 3,070.00 6 – 14% gratuity 6,711.00 6,825.00 15 – 19% gratuity 11,737.00 11,937.00 SUPPLEMENTARY ALLOWANCES Unemployability allowance Personal 117.30 119.30 Adult dependency increase 65.20 66.30 Increase for first child 15.15 15.40 Increase for subsequent children 17.80 18.10 Invalidity allowance Higher rate 23.20 23.60 Middle rate 15.10 15.40 Lower rate 7.55 7.70 Constant attendance allowance Exceptional rate 143.20 145.60 Intermediate rate 107.40 109.20 Full day rate 71.60 72.80 Part-day rate 35.80 36.40 Comforts allowance Higher rate 30.80 31.10 Lower rate 15.40 15.55 Mobility supplement 68.35 69.50 Allowance for lowered standard of occupation (maximum) 71.60 72.80 Therapeutic earnings limit (annual rate) 6,838.00 7,280.00 Exceptional severe disablement allowance 71.60 72.80 Severe disablement occupational allowance 35.80 36.40 Clothing allowance (per annum) 245.00 249.00 Education allowance (per annum) (maximum) 120.00 120.00 WIDOW(ER)S BENIFITS Widow(er)s’- other ranks (basic with children) (weekly amount) 143.95 146.40 Widower(er)s’- Officer higher rate both wars (basic with children) (per annum) 7,656.00 7,786.00 Childless widow(er)s’ U-40 (other ranks) (weekly amount) 34.48 35.07 Widow(er) – Officer lower rate both wars (per annum) 2,659.00 2,704.00 Supplementary pension 96.31 97.95 Age allowance (a) Age 65 to 69 16.40 16.70 (b) age 70 to 79 31.55 32.10 (c) age 80 and over 46.80 47.60 Children’s allowance Increase for the first child 22.60 23.00 Increase for subsequent children 25.30 25.55 Orphan’s pension Increase for first child 25.85 26.30 Increase for subsequent children 28.25 28.75 Unmarried dependent living as spouse (maximum) 141.60 144.05 Rent allowance (maximum) 54.20 55.10 Adult orphan’s pension (maximum) 110.65 112.55
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