Benefit Rates, Applicable Amounts and Disregards etc

War Pensions          
  April 05 April 06 April 07 April 08 April 09
  £ £ £ £ £
Disablement Pension (100% rates)          
   officer (£ per annum) 6851.00 7034.00 7290.00 7571.00 7952.00
   other ranks (weekly) 131.30 134.80 139.70 145.10 152.40
Age Allowance with Assessment of:          
   40% to 50%   8.80 9.05 9.40 9.75 10.25
   Over 50 % but not more than 70% 13.50 13.85 14.35 14.90 15.65
   Over 70 % but not more than 90% 19.25 19.75 20.45 21.25 22.30
   Over 90% 27.00 27.70 28.70 29.80 31.30
Disability gratuity          
 specified minor (min)     889.00 924.00 970.00
 specified minor (max)     6643.00 6902.00 7247.00
 unspecified minor (min)     367.00 381.00 400.00
 unspecified minor (max)      8637.00 8974.00 9423.00
Unemployability Allowance           
Personal Allowance 81.15 83.35 86.35 89.70 94.20
   Increase for spouse or other adult dependant 45.70 46.95 48.65 50.55 53.10
    a. Increase for first child (adjusted for Child Benefit increase) 10.60 10.90 11.30 11.75 12.35
    b. Increase for subsequent children 12.50 12.85 13.30 13.80 14.50
Permitted earnings levels / Therapeutic earnings (annual)      4472.00 4602.00 4784.00
Invalidity allowance           
 higher rate     17.10 17.75 18.95
 middle rate     11.00 11.40 12.00
 lower rate     5.50 5.70 6.00
Constant Attendance Allowance           
   Exceptional rate 99.20 101.80 105.40 109.60 115.00
   Intermediate rate 74.40 76.35 79.05 82.20 86.25
   Full day rate (Normal maximum) 49.60 50.90 52.70 54.80 57.50
   Part day rate 24.80 25.45 26.35 27.40 28.75
Comforts Allowance           
   Higher rate 21.20 21.80 22.60 23.50 24.70
   Lower rate 10.60 10.90 11.30 11.75 12.35
Mobility Supplement 47.25 48.55 50.30 52.25 54.85
Allowance for Lowered Standard of Occupation (maximum) 49.52 50.84 52.68 54.72 57.44
Exceptionally Severe Disablement Allowance 49.60 50.90 52.70 54.80 57.50
Severe Disablement Occupational Allowance 24.80 25.45 26.35 27.40 28.75
Clothing Allowance (£ per annum) 169.00 174.00 180.00 187.00 196.00
Education allowance (£ per annum) (max)     120.00 120.00 120.00
War Widow(er)s Pension           
   Standard rate 99.50 102.20 105.90 110.05 115.55
   Childless under 40 23.85 24.49 25.37 26.36 27.68
   officer (£ per annum) (max)     6525.00 6779.00 7118.00
Supplementary pre-1973 War Widows/Widowers Pension 64.62 68.42 70.88 73.64 77.32
Age Allowance for Elderly Widows:           
   Age 65 to 69  11.40 11.70 12.10 12.55 13.20
   Age 70 to 79 21.80 22.40 23.20 24.10 25.30
   Age 80 and over 32.35 33.20 34.40 35.75 37.55
Children's allowance          
 increase for first child     16.65 17.30 18.15
 increase for each subsequent child     18.60 19.35 20.30
Orphan's pension            
 increase for first child     18.95 19.70 20.70
 increase for each subsequent child     20.80 21.60 22.70
Unmarried dependant living as spouse (max)     103.55 107.70 113.20
Adult orphan's pension (max)     81.35 84.50 88.75
Rent Allowance (max) 37.55 38.55 39.95 41.05 43.60