Part IV RATES OF ALLOWANCES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF 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) | £3,201 per annum (maximum) | £61. 40 per week (maximum) |
(b) under article 14(1)(a) | £1,601 per annum (maximum) | £30.70 per week (maximum) |
3 Exceptionally severe disablement allowance under article 15 | £1,601 per annum | £30.70 per week |
4 Severe disablement occupational allowance under article 16 | £800 per annum | £15.35 per week |
5 Allowance for wear and tear of clothing– (a) under article 17(1)(a) | £66 per annum | £66 per annum |
(b) under article 17(1)(b) and 17(2) | £104 per annum | £104 per annum |
6 Unemployability allowances– (a) personal allowance under article 18(1)(a) | £2,597 per anum | £49.80 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) | £1,470 per annum (maximum) | £28.20 per week maximum) |
(ii) allowance in respect of an adult dependant under article 18(5)(c) | £1,470 per annum (maximum) | £28.20 per week (maximum) |
(iii) increase of allowance in respect of each child under article 18(5)(d) | £503 per annum | £9.65 per week |
7 Invalidity allowance under article 19– (a) if– (i) the relevant date fell before 5th July 1948; or (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 | £521 per annum | £10.00 per week |
(b) if– (i) on the relevant date the member was under the age of 45; or (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 | £323 per annum | £6.20 per week |
(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 | £162 per annum | £3.10 per week |
8 Comforts allowance– (a) under article 20(1)(a) | £688 per annum | £13.20 per week |
(b) under article 20(1)(b) | £344 per annum | £6.60 per week |
9 Allowance for lowered standard of occupation under article 21– | £1,598 per annum (maximum) | £30.64 per week (maximum) |
10 Age allowance under article 22 where the degree of pensioned disablement is– (a) 40 to 50 per cent. | £282 per annum | £5.40 per week |
(b) over 50 per cent., but not exceeding 70 per cent. | £435 per annum | £8.35 per week |
(c) over 70 per cent., but not exceeding 90 per cent. | £623 per annum | £11.95 per week |
(d) over 90 per cent. | £871 per annum | £16.70 per week |
11 Treatment allowances – increase of personal allowances under article 23(3) | £871 per annum (maximum) | £16.70 per week (maximum) |
12 Part-time treatment allowance under article 25 | £32.35 per day (maximum) | £32.35 per day (maximum) |
13 Mobility supplement under article 26A | £29.15 per week | £29.15 per week |