# The Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Amendment Order 1988, 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

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/248/schedule/5/part/IV (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/naval-military-and-air-forces-etc-disablement-and-death-service-pensions-amendment-order-1988/schedule-5/part-IV
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