Part IV RATES OF ALLOWANCES PAYABLE IN RESPECT IF DISABLEMENT
Rate | ||
|---|---|---|
Description of Allowance | Groups 1—9 | Groups 10—15 |
1 Education allowance under article 13… | £120 per annum (maximum) | £120 per annum (maximum) |
2 Constant attendance allowance— | ||
(a) under article 14(1)(b)… | £2805 per annum (maximum) | £53.80 per week (maximum) |
(b) under article 14(1)(a)… | £1403 per annum (maximum) | £26.90 per week (maximum) |
3 Exceptionally severe disablement allowance under article 15… | £1403 per annum | £26.90 per week |
4 Severe disablement occupational allowance under article 16… | £701 per annum | £13.45 per week |
5 Allowance for wear and tear of clothing— | ||
(a) under article 17(1)(a)… | £58 per annum | £58 per annum |
(b) under article 17(1)(b) and 17(2)… | £92 per annum | £92 per annum |
6 Unemployability allowances— | ||
(a) personal allowance under article 18(1)(a)… | £2279 per annum | £43.70 per week |
(b) additional allowances for dependants by way of— | ||
(i) increase of allowance in respect of a wife, husband or unmarried dependant living as a spouse, under article 18(5)(b)… | £1290 per annum (maximum) | £24.75 per week (maximum) |
(ii) allowance in respect of an adult dependant under article 18(5)(c)… | £1290 per annum (maximum) | £24.75 per week (maximum) |
(iii) increase of allowance in respect of each child under article 18(5)(d)… | £438 per annum | £8.40 per week |
7 Invalidity allowance under article 19— | ||
(a) if— | ||
(i) the relevant date fell before 5th July 1948; or } | £451 per annum | £8.65 per week |
(ii) on the relevant date the member was under the age of 35; or } | ||
(iii) on the relevant date the member was under the age of 40 and had not attained the age of 65, in the case of the member being a man, or 60, in the case of the member being a woman, before 6th April 1979 and the period in respect of which payment of the allowance is to relate begins on or after 6th April 1979 } | ||
(b) if— | ||
(i) on the relevant date the member was under the age of 45; or } | £287 per annum | £5.50 per week |
(ii) on the relevant date the member was under the age of 50 and had not attained the age of 65, in the case of the member being a man, or 60, in the case of the member being a woman, before 6th April 1979 and the period in respect of which payment of the allowance is to relate begins on or after 6th April 1979… } | ||
(c) if heads (a) and (b) do not apply, and on the relevant date the member was a man under the age of 60 or a woman under the age of 55… | £143 per annum | £2.75 per week |
8 Comforts allowance— | ||
(a) under article 20(1)(a)… | £605 per annum | £11.60 per week |
(b) under article 20(1)(b)… | £302 per annum | £5.80 per week |
9 Allowance for lowered standard of occuption under article 21… | £1402 per annum (maximum) | £26.88 per week (maximum) |
10 Age allowance under article 22 where the degree of pensioned disablement is— | ||
(a) 40 to 50 per cent.… | £245 per annum | £4.70 per week |
(b) over 50 per cent., but not exceeding 70 per cent.… | £381 per annum | £7.30 per week |
(c) over 70 per cent., but not exceeding 90 per cent.… | £545 per annum | £10.45 per week |
(d) over 90 per cent.… | £761 per annum | £14.60 per week |
11 Treatment allowances— increase of personal allowance under article 23(3)… | £761 per annum (maximum) | £14.60 per week (maximum) |
12 Part-time treatment allowance under article 25… | £27.50 per day (maximum) | £27.50 per day (maximum) |
13 Mobility supplement under article 26A … | £25.60 per week | £25.60 per week |