My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Derek Twigg) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
The new rates of war pensions and allowances proposed from April 2007 are set out in the tables below. The annual uprating of war pensions and allowances for 2007 will take place from the week beginning 9 April.
War Pensions Rates 2006 Rates 2007 Disablement Pension (100 per cent rates) officer (£ per annum) 7,034.00 7,290.00 other ranks 134.80 139.70 Age allowances 40 per cent to 50 per cent 9.05 9.40 over 50 per cent but not over 70 per cent 13.85 14.35 over 70 per cent but not over 90 per cent 19.75 20.45 over 90 per cent 27.70 28.70 Disablement gratuity specified minor injury (min.) 858.00 889.00 specified minor injury (max.) 6,412.00 6,643.00 unspecified minor injury (min.) 354.00 367.00 unspecified minor injury (max.) 8,337.00 8,637.00 Unemployability allowance Personal 83.35 86.35 adult dependency increase 46.95 48.65 increase for first child 10.90 11.30 increase for subsequent children 12.85 13.30 Invalidity allowance higher rate 16.50 17.10 middle rate 10.60 11.00 lower rate 5.30 5.50 Constant attendance allowance exceptional rate 101.80 105.40 intermediate rate 76.35 79.05 full-day rate 50.90 52.70 part-day rate 25.45 26.35 Comforts allowance higher rate 21.80 22.60 lower rate 10.90 11.30 Mobility supplement 48.55 50.30 Allowance for lowered standard of occupation (maximum) 50.84 52.68 Therapeutic earnings limit 4,212.00 4,472.00 Exceptionally severe disablement allowance 50.90 52.70 Severe disablement occupational allowance 25.45 26.35 Clothing allowance (£ per annum) 174.00 180.00 Education allowance (£ per annum) (max) 120.00 120.00 Widow(er)s—private 102.20 105.90 Widow(er)s (other ranks) 102.20 105.90 Widow(er)—Officer (£ pa max) 6,298.00 6,525.00 Childless widow(er)s u-40 (other ranks) 24.49 25.37 Childless widow(er)s (Officer max. £s pa) 6,298.00 6,525.00 Supplementary Pension 68.42 70.88 Age allowance (a) age 65 to 69 11.70 12.10 (b) age 70 to 79 22.40 23.20 (c) age 80 and over 33.20 34.40 Children's allowance Increase for first child 16.05 16.65 Increase for subsequent children 17.95 18.60 Orphan's pension Increase for first child 18.30 18.95 Increase for subsequent children 20.10 20.80 Unmarried dependant living as spouse (max) 99.85 103.55 Rent allowance (maximum) 38.55 39.95 Adult orphan's pension (maximum) 78.50 81.35