Benefit Rates, Applicable Amounts and Disregards etc

Contributory and Non-contributory Social Security Benefit Rates April 04 April 05 April 06 April 07 April 08
  £ £ £ £ £
Child Benefit          
Only, elder or eldest child for whom child benefit is payable (couple)  16.50 17.00 17.45 18.10 18.80
Only, elder or eldest child for whom child benefit is payable (lone parent)
[NB protected rate for certain lone-parents only]		 17.55 17.55 17.55 18.10 18.80
Each subsequent child 11.05 11.40 11.70 12.10 12.55
Main Contribution-Based Jobseeker's Allowance Rates          

Personal Allowances

 aged under 18 33.50 33.85 34.60 35.65 47.95
  aged 18 to 24    44.05 44.50 45.50 46.85 47.95
  aged 25 or over   55.65 56.20 57.45 59.15 60.50
Standard Rate of Retirement (1) and Widows Pensions:           
   Single person   (Cat A or B) 79.60 82.05 84.25 87.30 90.70
   Spouse or adult dependant   47.65 49.15 50.50 52.30 54.35
   The over 80 pensions (non-contributory - based on residence) (1)  47.65 49.15 50.50 52.30 54.35
Attendance Allowance:            
  higher rate 58.80 60.60 62.25 64.50 67.00
  lower rate 39.35 40.55 41.65 43.15 44.85
Disability Living Allowance:              
   Care Component:    Highest   58.80 60.60 62.25 64.50 67.00
  Middle  39.35 40.55 41.65 43.15 44.85
  Lower 15.55 16.05 16.50 17.10 17.75
   Mobility Component:    Higher  41.05 42.30 43.45 45.00 46.75
  Lower 15.55 16.05 16.50 17.10 17.75
Incapacity Benefit:           
   Standard Rate of Long-term Incapacity Benefit:                  
    - Single person   74.15 76.45 78.50 81.35 84.50
    - Spouse or other adult dependant (where appropriate) 44.35 45.70 46.75 48.65 50.55
   Short-term Incapacity Benefit (under pension age):           
    - Single person: lower rate 55.90 57.65 59.20 61.35 63.75
  higher rate 66.15 68.20 70.05 72.55 75.40
    - Spouse or other adult dependant (where appropriate) 34.60 35.65 36.60 37.90 39.40
   Short-term Incapacity Benefit (over pension age):            
    - Single person higher rate 71.15 73.35 75.35 78.05 81.10
    - Single person higher rate    74.15 76.45 78.50 81.35 84.50
    - Spouse or other adult dependant   42.65 43.95 45.15 46.80 48.65
   Increase of Long-term IB for age higher rate 15.55 16.05 16.50 17.10 17.75

 

 lower rate 7.80 8.05 8.25 8.55 8.90
Invalidity Allowance (Transitional):            
  higher rate 15.55 16.05 16.50 17.10 17.75
  middle rate 10.00 10.30 10.60 11.00 11.40
  lower rate 5.00 5.15 5.30 5.50 5.70
Permitted Earnings limit (formerly Therapeutic Earnings limit) 72.00 78.00 81.00 86.00 88.50
Maternity Allowance           
   Standard Rate 102.80 106.00 108.85 112.75 117.18
   MA Threshold 30.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 30.00
Severe Disablement Allowance:           
   Basic Rate  Single person  44.80 46.20 47.45 49.15 51.05
   Spouse or other adult dependant  26.65 27.50 28.25 29.25 30.40
   Age additions: higher rate 15.55 16.05 16.50 17.10 17.75
  middle rate 10.00 10.30 10.60 11.00 11.40
  lower rate 5.00 5.15 5.30 5.50 5.70
Child Dependency Increases:           
Rate of child addition to:  Retirement Pension; Widow's Benefit; long-term Incapacity Benefit; short-term Incapacity Benefit (higher rate); Invalid Care Allowance and Severe Disablement Allowance; also short-term Incapacity Benefit (lower-rate) where claimant is over pension age:           
   Only, elder or eldest child for Child Benefit purposes (couple)see note 1 9.55 9.40 9.40 9.00 8.75
   Other children 11.35 11.35 11.35 11.35 11.35
Guardian's Allowance/Child's Special Allowance:  11.85 12.20 12.50 12.95 13.45
            
Industrial Injuries Benefits:            
 - 18 and over or under 18 with dependants:            
 Disablement Benefit (100% assessment) 120.10  123.80 127.10 131.70 136.80
   90% 108.09 111.42  114.39 118.53 123.12
   80% 96.08  99.04 101.68 105.36 109.44
   70% 84.07  86.66 88.97 92.19 95.76
   60% 72.06  74.28 76.26 79.02 82.08
   50% 60.05  61.90 63.55 65.85 68.40
   40% 48.04  49.52 50.84 52.68 54.72
   30% 36.03  37.14 38.13 39.51 41.04
   20% 24.02  24.76 25.42 26.34 27.36
 - under 18            
   100% 73.55  75.85 77.90 80.70 83.85
   90% 66.20  68.27 70.11 72.63 75.47
   80% 58.84  60.68 62.32 64.56 67.08
   70% 51.49  53.10 54.53 56.49 58.70
   60% 44.13  45.51 46.74 48.42 50.31
   50% 36.78  37.93 38.95 40.35 41.93
   40% 29.42  30.34 31.16 32.28 33.54
   30% 22.07  22.76 23.37 24.21 25.16
   20% 14.71  15.17 15.58 16.14 16.77
 Maxium life gratuity (lump sum)   8230.00 8450.00 8750.00 9090.00
 Unemployability Supplement 74.15  76.45 78.50 81.35 84.50
 Unemployability Supplement permitted earnings level (annual amount)          
 Increases for early incapacity           
    - higher rate 15.55 16.05 16.50 17.10 17.75
    - middle rate 10.00 10.30 10.60 11.00 11.40
    - lower rate 5.00 5.15 5.30 5.50 5.70
 Reduced Earnings Allowance (maximum)  48.04 49.52 50.84 52.68 54.72
 Maximum retirement allowance 12.01 12.38 12.71 13.17 13.68
 Constant attendance allowance          
   - exceptional rate 96.20 99.20 101.80 105.40 109.60
   - intermediate rate 72.15 74.40 76.35 79.05 82.20
   - normal maximum rate 48.10 49.60 50.90 52.70 54.80
   - part-time rate 24.05 24.80 25.45 26.35 27.40
 Exceptionally severe disablement allowance 48.10 49.60 50.90 52.70 54.80
Industrial Death Benefit:         
  Widow's pension higher rate 79.60 82.05 84.25  87.30 90.70

  

Widow's pension lower rate 

 23.88 24.62 25.28  26.19 27.21
  Widower's Pension 79.60 82.05 84.25  87.30 90.70
State Pension Credit          
Guarantee credit rates          
Single 105.45 109.45 114.05 119.05 124.05
Couple 160.95 167.05 174.05 181.70 189.35
Premiums 44.15 45.50 46.75 48.45 50.35
Disability - Single 44.15 45.50 46.75 48.45 50.35
Disability - Couple one qualifies 44.15 45.50 46.75 48.45 50.35
Disability - Couple both qualify 88.30 91.00 93.50 96.90 100.70
Carers 25.55 25.80 26.35 27.15 27.75
Savings credit          
Threshold - single 79.60 82.05 84.25 87.30 91.20
Threshold - couple 127.25 131.20 134.75 139.60 145.80
Maximum single 15.51 16.44 17.88 19.05 19.71
Maximum couple 20.22 21.51 23.58 25.26 26.13
Statutory Adoption Pay:           
   Earnings threshold 79.00 82.00 84.00 87.00 90.00
   Rate 102.80 106.00 108.85 112.75 117.18
Statutory Sick Pay:           
   Earnings threshold 79.00 82.00 84.00  87.00 90.00
   Standard rate  66.15 68.20 70.05  72.55 75.40
Statutory Maternity Pay:           
   Earnings threshold 79.00 82.00 84.00 87.00 90.00
   Standard rate  102.80 106.00 108.85 112.75 117.18
Statutory Paternity Pay:           
   Earnings threshold 79.00 82.00 84.00 87.00 90.00
   Standard rate 102.80 106.00 108.85 112.75 117.18
Carer's Allowance: formerly Invalid Care Allowance          
   Allowance 44.35 45.70 46.95 48.65 50.55
   Invalid Care Allowance: adult dependant 26.50 27.30 28.05 29.05 30.20
Bereavement Benefit (started April 2001):           
Bereavement Payment (lump sum)  2000.00 2000.00 2000.00 2000.00 2000.00
Widowed Parents / Mothers Allowance  79.60 82.05 84.25 87.30 90.70
Bereavement Allowance (Widows Pension) (standard rate) 79.60 82.05 84.25 87.30 90.70
Age-related:          
   54 (49) 74.03 76.31 78.35 81.19 84.35
   53 (48) 68.46 70.56 72.46 75.08 78.00
   52 (47) 62.88 64.82 66.56 68.97 71.65
   51 (46) 57.31 59.08 60.66 62.86 65.30
   50 (45) 51.74 53.33 54.76 56.75 58.96
   49 (44) 46.17 47.59 48.87 50.63 52.61
   48 (43) 40.60 41.85 42.97 44.52 46.26
   47 (42) 35.02 36.10 37.07 38.41 39.91
   46 (41) 29.45 30.36 31.17 32.30 33.56
   45 (40) 23.88 24.62 25.28 26.19 27.21
For deaths occurring before 11 April 1988 refer to age points in brackets          
           

(Note 1) In certain circumstances, a child dependency addition may not be payable in respect of this child.