# The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2004, Schedule 1: PROVISIONS OF SCHEDULE 4 TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS ACT AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER


SCHEDULE 4
RATES OF BENEFITS, ETC.
PART I
CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS
Description of benefit
Weekly rate
2 Short-term incapacity benefit.
(a) lower rate
(b) higher rate
£55.90
£66.15
2A Long-term incapacity benefit.
£74.15
5 Category B retirement pension where section 48A(3) applies.
£47.65
6 Child’s special allowance.
£11.35
PART II
BEREAVEMENT PAYMENT
Bereavement payment.
£2,000.00
PART III
NON-CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS
Description of benefit
Weekly rate
1 Attendance allowance.
(a) higher rate
(b) lower rate
£58.80
£39.35
(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 65(3)).
2 Severe disablement allowance.
£44.80
3 Age related addition.
(a) higher rate
(b) middle rate
(c) lower rate
£15.55
£10.00
£5.00
(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 69(1)).
4 Carer’s allowance.
£44.35
6 Category C retirement pension.
(a) lower rate
(b) higher rate
£28.50
£47.65
(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 78(5)).
7 Category D retirement pension.
The higher rate for Category C retirement pensions under paragraph 6 above.
8 Age addition (to a pension of any category, and otherwise under section 79).
£0.25
PART IV
INCREASES FOR DEPENDANTS
Benefit to which increase applies (1)
Increase for qualifying child (2)
Increase for adult dependant (3)
£
£
1A Short-term incapacity benefit—
(a) where the beneficiary is under pensionable age
(b) where the beneficiary is over pensionable age
11.35
11.35
34.60
42.65
2 Long-term incapacity benefit
11.35
44.35
3 Maternity allowance
—
34.60
4 Widowed mother’s allowance
11.35
—
4A Widowed parent’s allowance
11.35
—
5 Category A or B retirement pension
11.35
47.65
6 Category C retirement pension
11.35
28.50
7 Child’s special allowance
11.35
—
8 Severe disablement allowance
11.35
26.65
9 Carer’s allowance
11.35
26.50
PART V
RATES OF INDUSTRIAL INJURIES BENEFIT
Description of benefit, etc.
Rate
1 Disablement pension (weekly rates).
For the several degrees of disablement set out in column (1) of the following Table, the respective amounts in that Table, using—
(a) column (2) for any period during which the beneficiary is over the age of 18 or is entitled to an increase of benefit in respect of a child or adult dependant;
(b) column (3) for any period during which the beneficiary is not over the age of 18 and not so entitled;
TABLE
Degree of Disablement
Amount
(1)
(2)
(3)
Per cent.
£
£
100
120.10
73.55
90
108.09
66.20
80
96.08
58.84
70
84.07
51.49
60
72.06
44.13
50
60.05
36.78
40
48.04
29.42
30
36.03
22.07
20
24.02
14.71
2 Maximum increase of weekly rate of disablement pension where constant attendance needed.
(a) except in cases of exceptionally severe disablement £48.10
(b) in any case £96.20
3 Increase of weekly rate of disablement pension (exceptionally severe disablement).
£48.10
4 Maximum of aggregate of weekly benefit payable for successive accidents.
(a) for any period during which the beneficiary is over the age of 18 or is entitled to an increase in benefit in respect of a child or adult dependant £120.10
(b) for any period during which the beneficiary is not over the age of 18 and not so entitled £73.55
5 Unemployability supplement under paragraph 2 of Schedule 7.
£74.15
6 Increase under paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 of weekly rate of unemployability supplement.
(a) if on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 35 or if that date fell before5th July 1948 £15.55
(b) if head (a) above does not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 40 and he had not attained pensionable age before 6th April 1979 £15.55
(c) if heads (a) and (b) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 45 £10.00
(d) if heads (a), (b) and (c) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 50 and had not attained pensionable age before 6th April 1979 £10.00
(e) in any other case £5.00
7 Increase under paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 of weekly rate of disablement pension.
£11.35
8 Increase under paragraph 6 of Schedule 7 of weekly rate of disablement pension.
£44.35
9 Maximum disablement gratuity under paragraph 9 of Schedule 7.
£7,980.00
10 Widow’s pension (weekly rates).
(a) initial rate £57.65
(b) higher permanent rate £79.60
(c) lower permanent rate 30 per cent. of the first sum specified in section 44(4) (Category A basic retirement pension) (the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with paragraph 16 of Schedule 7).
11 Widower’s pension (weekly rate).
£79.60
12 Weekly rate of allowance in respect of children under paragraph 18 of Schedule 7.
In respect of each qualifying child £11.35

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2004/0110485009/schedule/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-2004/schedule-1
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.