# The Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982, Schedule 2: PRESCRIBED DEGREES OF DISABLEMENT


Description of injury
Degree of disablement per cent
1. Loss of both hands or amputation at higher sites
100
2. Loss of a hand and a foot
100
3. Double amputation through leg or thigh, or amputation through leg or thigh on one side and loss of other foot
100
4. Loss of sight to such an extent as to render the claimant unable to perform any work for which eyesight is essential
100
5. Very severe facial disfiguration
100
6. Absolute deafness
100
7. Forequarter or hindquarter amputation
100
Amputation cases—upper limbs (either arm)
8. Amputation through shoulder joint
90
9. Amputation below shoulder with stump less than 20.5 centimetres from tip of acromion
80
10. Amputation from 20.5 centimetres from tip of acromion to less than 11.5 centimetres below tip of olecranon
70
11. Loss of a hand or of the thumb and four fingers of one hand or amputation from 11.5 centimetres below tip of olecranon
60
12. Loss of thumb
30
13. Loss of thumb and its metacarpal bone
40
14. Loss of four fingers of one hand
50
15. Loss of three fingers of one hand
30
16. Loss of two fingers of one hand
20
17. Loss of terminal phalanx of thumb
20
Amputation cases—lower limbs
18. Amputation of both feet resulting in end-bearing stumps
90
19. Amputation through both feet proximal to the metatarso-phalangeal joint
80
20. Loss of all toes of both feet through the metatarso-phalangeal joint
40
21. Loss of all toes of both feet proximal to the proximal inter-phalangeal joint
30
22. Loss of all toes of both feet distal to the proximal inter-phalangeal joint
20
23. Amputation at hip
90
24. Amputation below hip with stump not exceeding 13 centimetres in length measured from tip of great trochanter
80
25. Amputation below hip and above knee with stump exceeding 13 centimetres in length measured from tip of great trochanter, or at knee not resulting in end-bearing stump
70
26. Amputation at knee resulting in end-bearing stump or below knee with stump not exceeding 9 centimetres
60
27. Amputation below knee with stump exceeding 9 centimetres but not exceeding 13 centimetres
50
28. Amputation below knee with stump exceeding 13 centimetres
40
29. Amputation of one foot resulting in end-bearing stump
30
30. Amputation through one foot proximal to the metatarso-phalangeal joint
30
31. Loss of all toes of one foot through the metatarso-phalangeal joint
20
Other injuries
32. Loss of one eye, without complications, the other being normal
40
33. Loss of vision of one eye, without complications or disfigurement of eyeball, the other being normal
30
Loss of:
A. Fingers of right or left hand
Index finger—
34. Whole
14
35. Two phalanges
11
36. One phalanx
9
37. Guillotine amputation of tip without loss of bone
5
Middle finger—
38. Whole
12
39. Two phalanges
9
40. One phalanx
7
41. Guillotine amputation of tip without loss of bone
4
Ring or little finger—
42. Whole
7
43. Two phalanges
6
44. One phalanx
5
45. Guillotine amputation of tip without loss of bone
2
B. Toes of right or left foot
Great toe—
46. Through metatarso-phalangeal joint
14
47. Part, with some loss of bone
3
Any other toe—
48. Through metatarso-phalangeal joint
3
49. Part, with some loss of bone
1
Two toes of one foot, excluding great toe—
50. Through metatarso-phalangeal joint
5
51. Part, with some loss of bone
2
Three toes of one foot, excluding great toe—
52. Through metatarso-phalangeal joint
6
53. Part, with some loss of bone
3
Four toes of one foot, excluding great toe—
54. Through metatarso-phalangeal joint
9
55. Part, with some loss of bone
3

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1982/1408/schedule/2 (the official version)
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