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Article 3(1)(c)
SCHEDULE 5PART TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR PART IV OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE PRINCIPAL ORDER
PART IVRATES OF ALLOWANCES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF DISABLEMENT
| Rate |
|---|
| Description of Allowance | Groups 1–9 | Groups 10–15 |
|---|
1. Education allowance under article 13
| £120 per annum (maximum) | £120 per annum (maximum) |
2. Constant attendance allowance–
(a)under article 14(1)(b)
| £3,201 per annum (maximum) | £61. 40 per week (maximum) |
(b)under article 14(1)(a)
| £1,601 per annum (maximum) | £30.70 per week (maximum) |
3. Exceptionally severe disablement allowance under article 15
| £1,601 per annum | £30.70 per week |
4. Severe disablement occupational allowance under article 16
| £800 per annum | £15.35 per week |
5. Allowance for wear and tear of clothing–
(a)under article 17(1)(a)
| £66 per annum | £66 per annum |
(b)under article 17(1)(b) and 17(2)
| £104 per annum | £104 per annum |
6. Unemployability allowances–
(a)personal allowance under article 18(1)(a)
| £2,597 per anum | £49.80 per week |
(b)additional allowances for dependants by way of–
(i)increase of allowance in respect of a wife, husband or unmarried dependant living as a spouse, under article 18(5)(b)
| £1,470 per annum (maximum) | £28.20 per week maximum) |
(ii)allowance in respect of an adult dependant under article 18(5)(c)
| £1,470 per annum (maximum) | £28.20 per week (maximum) |
(iii)increase of allowance in respect of each child under article 18(5)(d)
| £503 per annum | £9.65 per week |
7. Invalidity allowance under article 19–
(a)if–
(i)the relevant date fell before 5th July 1948; or
(ii)on the relevant date the member was under the age of 35; or
(iii)on the relevant date the member was under the age of 40 and had not attained the age of 65, in the case of the member being a man, or 60, in the case of the member being a woman, before 6th April 1979 and the period in respect of which payment of the allowance is to relate begins on or after 6th April 1979
| £521 per annum | £10.00 per week |
(b)if–
(i)on the relevant date the member was under the age of 45; or
(ii)on the relevant date the member was under the age of 50 and had not attained the age of 65, in the case of the member being a man, or 60, in the case of the member being a woman, before 6th April 1979 and the period in respect of which payment of the allowance is to relate begins on or after 6th April 1979
| £323 per annum | £6.20 per week |
(c)if heads (a) and (b) do not apply, and on the relevant date the member was a man under the age of 60 or a woman under the age of 55
| £162 per annum | £3.10 per week |
8. Comforts allowance–
(a)under article 20(1)(a)
| £688 per annum | £13.20 per week |
(b)under article 20(1)(b)
| £344 per annum | £6.60 per week |
9. Allowance for lowered standard of occupation under article 21–
| £1,598 per annum (maximum) | £30.64 per week (maximum) |
10. Age allowance under article 22 where the degree of pensioned disablement is–
(a)40 to 50 per cent.
| £282 per annum | £5.40 per week |
(b)over 50 per cent., but not exceeding 70 per cent.
| £435 per annum | £8.35 per week |
(c)over 70 per cent., but not exceeding 90 per cent.
| £623 per annum | £11.95 per week |
(d)over 90 per cent.
| £871 per annum | £16.70 per week |
11. Treatment allowances – increase of personal allowances under article 23(3)
| £871 per annum (maximum) | £16.70 per week (maximum) |
12. Part-time treatment allowance under article 25
| £32.35 per day (maximum) | £32.35 per day (maximum) |
13. Mobility supplement under article 26A
| £29.15 per week | £29.15 per week |
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