Statement
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Kevan Jones) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
The new rates of war pensions and allowances proposed from April 2009 are set out in the tables below. The annual uprating of war pensions and allowances for 2009 will take place from the week beginning 6 April.
Rates 2008 Rates 2009 (Weekly rates unless otherwise shown) War Pensions Disablement pension (100% rates) officer (£ per annum) 7,571.00 7,952.00 other ranks 145.10 152.40 Age allowances 40%-50% 9.75 10.25 over 50% but not over 70% 14.90 15.65 over 70% but not over 90% 21.25 22.30 over 90% 29.80 31.30 Disablement gratuity specified minor injury (min.) 924.00 970.00 specified minor injury (max.) 6,902.00 7,247.00 unspecified minor injury (min.) 381.00 400.00 unspecified minor injury (max.) 8,974.00 9,423.00 Unemployability allowance personal 89.70 94.20 adult dependency increase 50.55 53.10 increase for first child 11.75 12.35 increase for subsequent children 13.80 14.50 Invalidity allowance higher rate 17.75 18.65 middle rate 11.40 12.00 lower rate 5.70 6.00 Constant attendance allowance exceptional rate 109.60 115.00 intermediate rate 82.20 86.25 full day rate 54.80 57.50 part-day rate 27.40 28.75 Comforts allowance higher rate 23.50 24.70 lower rate 11.75 12.35 Mobility supplement 52.25 54.85 Allowance for lowered standard of occupation (maximum) 54.72 57.44 Therapeutic earnings limit 4,602.00 4,784.00 Exceptionally severe disablement allowance 54.80 57.50 Severe disablement occupational allowance 27.40 28.75 Clothing allowance (£ per annum) 187.00 196.00 Education allowance (£ per annum) (max) 120 120 Widow(er)s private 110.05 115.55 Widow(er)s (other ranks) 110.05 115.55 Widow(er) Officer (£ pa max) 6,779.00 7,118.00 Childless widow(er)s u-40 (other ranks) 26.36 27.68 Childless widow(er)s u-40 (Officer max £s pa) 6779.00 7118.00 Supplementary pension 73.64 77.32 Age allowance (a) age 65 to 69 12.55 13.20 (b) age 70 to 79 24.10 25.30 (c) age 80 and over 35.75 37.55 Children's allowance increase for first child 17.30 18.15 increase for subsequent children 19.35 20.30 Orphan's pension increase for first child 19.70 20.70 increase for subsequent children 21.60 22.70 Unmarried dependant living as spouse (max) 107.70 113.20 Rent allowance (maximum) 41.50 43.60 Adult orphan's pension (maximum) 84.50 88.75