Social Security Act 1975

PART V Rate or Amount of Industrial Injuries Benefit

Description of benefit, etc.	Rate or amount
1. Injury benefit under section 56 (weekly rates).	(a) for any period during which the beneficiary is over the age of 18 or is entitled to an increase of benefit in respect of a child or adult dependant £12.55
	(b) for any period during which the beneficiary is not over the age of 18 and not so entitled £9.80
2. Maximum disablement gratuity under section 57(5).	£1,260
3. Disablement pension under section 57(6) (weekly rates).	For the several degrees of disablement set out in column 1 of the following Table, the respective amounts in that Table, using— (a) column 2 for any period during which the beneficiary is over the age of 18 or is entitled to an increase of benefit in respect of a child or adult dependant; (b) column 3 for any period during which the beneficiary is not over the age of 18 and not so entitled: TABLE Degree of disablement Amount (1) (2) (3) Per cent. £ £ 100 1900 11.60 90 17.10 10.44 80 15.20 9.28 70 13.30 8.12 60 11.40 6.96 50 9.50 5.80 40 7.60 4.64 30 5.70 3.48 20 3.80 2.32
4. Unemployability supplement under section 58 (increase of weekly rate of disablement pension).	£11.60
5. Increase under section 59 of weekly rate of unemployability supplement (early onset of incapacity	(a) if on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 35, or if that date fell before 5th July 1948
	£2.40
	(b) if head (a) above does not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 45
	£1.50
	(c) if heads (a) and (b) above do not apply, and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was a man under the age of 60, or a woman under the age of 55
	£0.75
6. Maximum increase under section 60 of weekly rate of disablement pension in cases of special hardship.	£7.60 or the amount (if any) by which the weekly rate of the pension, apart from any increase under section 61, 64 or 66, falls short of £19.00, whichever is the less.
7. Maximum increase under section 61 of weekly rate of disablement pension where constant attendance needed.	(a) except in cases of exceptionally severe disablement £7.60
	(b) in any case £15.20
8. Increase under section 63 of weekly rate of disablement pension (exceptionally severe disablement).	£7.60
9. Increase under section 64 of weekly rate of injury benefit (dependent children.	(a) in respect of only, elder or eldest child of beneficiary's family £3.10
	(b) in respect of each additional child of beneficiary's family ... £1.60
10. Increase under section 64 of weekly rate of disablement pension (dependent children).	(a) in respect of only, elder or eldest child of beneficiary's family £5.65
	(b) in respect of each additional child of beneficiary's family £4.15
11. Increase under section 66(2) of weekly rate of injury benefit (adult dependant).	£6.10
12. Increase under section 66(2) of weekly rate of disablement pension (adult dependant).	£6.90
13. Widow's pension under section 68 (weekly rates)—
(a) initial rate	£16.20
(b) higher permanent rate	£12.15
(c) lower permanent rate	30 per cent. of the weekly rate for the time being of a widow's pension as specified in Part I of this Schedule, paragraph 7.
14. Widower's pension under section 69 (weekly rate).	£12.15
15. Allowance under section 70 in respect of children of deceased's family—
(a) weekly rate of allowance at higher rate	(i) in respect of only, elder or eldest qualifying child £5.65
	(ii) in respect of each additional qualifying child £4.15
(b) weekly rate of allowance at lower rate	(i) in respect of only, elder or eldest qualifying child £3.10
	(ii) in respect of each additional qualifying child £1.60
16. Maximum under section 91(1) of aggregate of weekly benefit payable for successive accidents.	(a) for any period during which the beneficiary is over the age of 18 or is entitled to an increase of benefit in respect of a child or adult dependant
	£19.00
	(b) for any period during which the beneficiary is not over the age of 18 and not so entitled
	£11.60