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The Minister for Defence People and Veterans (Johnny Mercer)
The new rates of war pensions and allowances proposed from 12 April 2021 are set out in the tables below. The annual uprating of war pensions and allowances for 2021 will take place from the week beginning 12 April. Rates for 2021 are increasing by 0.5% in line with the September 2020 consumer price index. Rates Rates 2020 2021 (Weekly rates unless otherwise shown) £ £ War Pensions Disablement Pension (100% rates) Officer (per annum) 10,071.00 10,123.00 Other ranks (weekly amount) 193.00 194.00 (Weekly rates unless otherwise shown)Age allowances payable from age 65 40%-50% 12.90 12.95 over 50% but not over 70% 19.90 20.00 Over 70% but not over 90% 28.25 28.40 Over 90% 39.80 40.00 Disablement gratuity (one off payment) Specified minor injury (min) 1,230.00 1,236.00 Specified minor injury (max) 9,181.00 9,227.00 1 – 5% gratuity 3,070.00 3,085.00 6 – 14% gratuity 6,f825.00 6,859.00 15 – 19% gratuity 11,937.00 11,997.00 Supplementary Allowances Unemployability allowance Personal 119.30 119.90 Adult dependency increase 66.30 66.65 Increase for first child 15.40 15.50 Increase for subsequent children 18.10 18.20 Invalidity allowance Higher rate 23.60 23.70 Middle rate 15.40 15.50 Lower rate 7.70 7.75 Constant attendance allowance Exceptional rate 145.60 146.40 Intermediate rate 109.20 109.80 Full day rate 72.80 73.20 Part-day rate 36.40 36.60 Comforts allowance Higher rate 31.30 31.50 Lower rate 15.65 15.75 Mobility supplement 69.50 69.85 Allowance for lowered standard of occupation (maximum) 72.80 73.16 Therapeutic earnings limit (annual rate) 7,280.00 7,436.00 Exceptional severe disablement allowance 72.80 73.20 Severe disablement occupational allowance 36.40 36.60 Clothing allowance (per annum) 249.00 250.00 Education allowance (per annum) (maximum) 120.00 120.00 Widow(er)s Benefits Widow(er)s’—other ranks (basic with children) (weekly amount) 146.40 147.15 Widower(er)s’—Officer higher rate both wars (basic with children) (per annum) 7,786.00 7,825.00 Childless widow(er)s’ U-40 (other ranks) (weekly amount) 35.07 35.25 Widow(er) – Officer lower rate both wars (per annum) 2,704.00 2,718.00 Supplementary pension 97.95 98.44 Age allowance (a) Age 65 to 69 16.70 16.80 (b) age 70 to 79 32.10 32.25 (c) age 80 and over 47.60 47.85 Children’s allowance Increase for the first child 23.00 23.10 Increase for subsequent children 25.55 25.70 Orphan’s pension Increase for first child 26.30 26.45 Increase for subsequent children 28.75 28.90 Unmarried dependent living as spouse (maximum) 144.05 144.80 Rent allowance (maximum) 55.10 55.40 Adult orphan’s pension (maximum) 112.55 113.10
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