The Minister for Defence People, Veterans and Service Families (Dr Andrew Murrison)
The new rates of war pensions and allowances proposed from April 2023 are set out in the tables below. The annual uprating of war pensions and allowances for 2023 will take place from the week beginning 10 April. Rates for 2023 are increasing by 10.1% in accordance with the announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the autumn statement on 17 November 2022. (Weekly rates unless otherwise shown) 2022 £ 2023 £ WAR PENSIONS Disablement Pension (100% rates) officer (£ per annum) 10,436.00 11,490.00 other ranks (weekly amount) 200.00 220.20 Age allowances payable from age 65 40%-50% 13.35 14.70 over 50% but not over 70% 20.60 22.70 over 70% but not over 90% 29.30 32.25 over 90% 41.20 45.40 Disablement gratuity (one-off payment) specified minor injury (min.) 1,274.00 1,403.00 specified minor injury (max.) 9,513.00 10,474.00 1 - 5% gratuity 3,181.00 3,502.00 6 -14% gratuity 7,072.00 7,786.00 15-19% gratuity 12,369.00 13,618.00 SUPPLEMENTARY ALLOWANCES Unemployability allowance Personal 123.60 136.10 adult dependency increase 68.70 75.65 increase for first child 16.00 17.60 increase for subsequent children 18.75 20.65 Invalidity allowance higher rate 24.45 26.90 middle rate 16.00 17.60 lower rate 8.00 8.80 Constant attendance allowance exceptional rate 151.00 166.20 intermediate rate 113.25 124.65 full day rate 75.50 83.10 part-day rate 37.75 41.55 Comforts allowance higher rate 32.50 35.80 lower rate 16.25 17.90 Mobility supplement 72.00 79.25 Allowance for lowered standard of occupation (maximum) 75.44 83.04 Therapeutic earnings limit (annual rate) 7,904.00 8,684.00 Exceptionally severe disablement allowance 75.50 83.10 Severe disablement occupational allowance 37.75 41.55 Clothing allowance (£ per annum) 258.00 284.00 Education allowance (£ per annum) (max) 120.00 120.00 WIDOW(ER)S BENEFITS Widow(er)s’ - other ranks (basic with children) (weekly amount) 151.70 167.00 Widow(er) - Officer higher rate both wars (basic with children) (£ per annum) 8,068.00 8,883.00 Childless widow(er)s’ u-40 (other ranks) (weekly amount) 36.34 40.01 Widow(er) - Officer lower rate both wars (£ per annum) 2,802.00 3,085.00 Supplementary Pension 101.49 111.74 Age allowance (a) age 65 to 69 17.30 19.05 (b) age 70 to 79 33.25 36.60 (c) age 80 and over 49.35 54.35 Children’s allowance Increase for first child 23.80 26.20 Increase for subsequent children 26.50 29.20 Orphan’s pension Increase for first child 27.25 30.00 Increase for subsequent children 29.80 32.80 Unmarried dependant living as spouse (max) 149.35 164.65 Rent allowance (maximum) 57.10 62.85 Adult orphan’s pension (maximum) 116.60 128.40
War pensions rates
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