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Armed Forces: War Pensions

Volume 687: debated on Thursday 7 December 2006

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