The Personal Injuries (Civilians) Amendment Scheme 1997

Article 6

SCHEDULE SCHEDULES TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR SCHEDULES 3, 4 AND 5

Article 11

“SCHEDULE 3 RATES OF PENSIONS AND ALLOWANCES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF DISABLEMENT

Description of Pension or Allowance	Rate
* Maximum.”
1.   Pension for 100 per cent. disablement under Article 11	£107.20 per week
2.   Education allowance under Article 13	£120.00 per annum*
3.   Constant attendance allowance— (a) under the proviso of Article 14	£81.00 per week*
(b) in any other case under that Article	£40.50 per week*
4.   Exceptionally severe disablement allowance under Article 15	£40.50 per week
5.   Severe disablement occupational allowance under Article 16	£20.25 per week
6.   Allowance for wear and tear of clothing under Article 17(1)	£137.00 per annum*
7.   Unemployability allowances— (a) personal allowance under Article 18(1)(i)	£66.25 per week
(b) additional allowances for dependants by way of— (i) increase of allowance in respect of a wife or a dependent husband under Article 18(5)(b)	£37.35 per week*
(ii) increase of allowance under Article 18(5)(d)— (a) in respect of the only, elder or eldest child	£9.90 per week
(b) in respect of each other child	£11.20 per week
(c) where the child does not qualify for child benefit under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1) or under any legislation in Northern Ireland or the Isle of Man corresponding to that Act	£11.20 per week
8.   Invalidity allowance payable under Article 19 (a) if— (i) the relevant date fell before 5th July 1948; or (ii) on the relevant date the disabled person was under the age of 35; or (iii) on the relevant date the disabled person was under the age of 40 and had not attained the age of 65, in the case of the disabled person being a man, or 60, in the case of that person 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	£13.15 per week
(b) if— (i) on the relevant date the disabled person was under the age of 45; or (ii) on the relevant date the disabled person was under the age of 50 and had not attained the age of 65, in the case of the disabled person being a man, or 60, in the case of that person 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	£8.30 per week
(c) if heads (a) and (b) do not apply and on the relevant date the disabled person was a man under the age of 60 or a woman under the age of 55	£4.15 per week
9.   Comforts allowance— (a) under Article 20(1)(a)	£17.40 per week
(b) under Article 20(1)(b) or Article 45(1)	£8.70 per week
10.   Allowance for lowered standard of occupation under Article 21	£40.44 per week*
11.   Age allowance under Article 22 where the degree of pensioned disablement is— (a) 40 or 50 per cent.	£7.15 per week
(b) 60 or 70 per cent.	£11.05 per week
(c) 80 or 90 per cent.	£15.75 per week
(d) 100 per cent.	£22.10 per week
12.   Treatment allowances—increase of personal allowance under Article 23(2)	£22.10 per week*
13.   Part-time treatment allowance under Article 25	£49.15 per day*
14.   Mobility supplement under Article 25A	£38.55 per week

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1992 c. 4.