Benefit Rates, Applicable Amounts and Disregards etc

War Pensions            
  April 03 April 04 April 05 April 06 April 07 April 08
  £ £ £ £ £ £
Disablement Pension (100% rates)            
   officer (£ per annum) 6465.00 6648.00 6851.00 7034.00 7290.00 7571.00
   other ranks (weekly) 123.90 127.40 131.30 134.80 139.70 145.10
Age Allowance with Assessment of:            
   40% to 50%   8.30 8.55 8.80 9.05 9.40 9.75
   Over 50 % but not more than 70% 12.75 13.10 13.50 13.85 14.35 14.90
   Over 70 % but not more than 90% 18.15 18.65 19.25 19.75 20.45 21.25
   Over 90% 25.50 26.20 27.00 27.70 28.70 29.80
Disability gratuity            
 specified minor (min)         889.00 924.00
 specified minor (max)         6643.00 6902.00
 unspecified minor (min)         367.00 381.00
 unspecified minor (max)          8637.00 8974.00
Unemployability Allowance            
Personal Allowance 76.55 78.70 81.15 83.35 86.35 89.70
   Increase for spouse or other adult dependant 43.15 44.35 45.70 46.95 48.65 50.55
    a. Increase for first child (adjusted for Child Benefit increase) 10.00 10.30 10.60 10.90 11.30 11.75
    b. Increase for subsequent children 11.75 12.10 12.50 12.85 13.30 13.80
Permitted earnings levels / Therapeutic earnings (annual)          4472.00 4602.00
Invalidity allowance            
 higher rate         17.10 17.75
 middle rate         11.00 11.40
 lower rate         5.50 5.70
Constant Attendance Allowance            
   Exceptional rate 93.60 96.20 99.20 101.80 105.40 109.60
   Intermediate rate 70.20 72.15 74.40 76.35 79.05 82.20
   Full day rate (Normal maximum) 46.80 48.10 49.60 50.90 52.70 54.80
   Part day rate 23.40 24.05 24.80 25.45 26.35 27.40
Comforts Allowance            
   Higher rate 20.00 20.60 21.20 21.80 22.60 23.50
   Lower rate 10.00 10.30 10.60 10.90 11.30 11.75
Mobility Supplement 44.60 45.85 47.25 48.55 50.30 52.25
Allowance for Lowered Standard of Occupation (maximum) 46.72 48.04 49.52 50.84 52.68 54.72
Exceptionally Severe Disablement Allowance 46.80 48.10 49.60 50.90 52.70 54.80
Severe Disablement Occupational Allowance 23.40 24.05 24.80 25.45 26.35 27.40
Clothing Allowance (£ per annum) 160.00 164.00 169.00 174.00 180.00 187.00
Education allowance (£ per annum) (max)         120.00 120.00
War Widow(er)s Pension            
   Standard rate 93.85 96.50 99.50 102.20 105.90 110.05
   Childless under 40 22.50 23.13 23.85 24.49 25.37 26.36
   officer (£ per annum) (max)         6525.00 6779.00
Supplementary pre-1973 War Widows/Widowers Pension 60.97 62.68 64.62 68.42 70.88 73.64
Age Allowance for Elderly Widows:            
   Age 65 to 69  10.75 11.05 11.40 11.70 12.10 12.55
   Age 70 to 79 20.55 21.15 21.80 22.40 23.20 24.10
   Age 80 and over 30.55 31.40 32.35 33.20 34.40 35.75
Children's allowance            
 increase for first child         16.65 17.30
 increase for each subsequent child         18.60 19.35
Orphan's pension            
 increase for first child         18.95 19.70
 increase for each subsequent child         20.80 21.60
Unmarried dependant living as spouse (max)         103.55 107.70
Adult orphan's pension         81.35 84.50
Rent Allowance (maximum) 35.40 36.40 37.55 38.55 39.95 41.05