The Personal Injuries (Civilians) (Amendment) (No.2) Scheme 2005

Amendment of Schedule 4 to the principal Scheme

1.  For Schedule 4 to the principal Scheme (rates of pensions and allowances payable in respect of death) there shall be substituted the following schedule:

Article 27

“SCHEDULE 4

Table

RATES OF PENSIONS AND ALLOWANCES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF DEATH

Description of Pension or Allowance		Rate
a maximum”
1.	Pension to widows and widowers—
	(a) under article 27(1)	£99.50 per week
	(b) under article 27(2)	£23.85 per week
	(c) under article 27(3)	£64.68 per week from 6th April 2005 and £66.62 per week from 11th April 2005
2.	Rent allowance under article 28	£37.55 per weeka
3.	Allowance under article 29 or 50 to an elderly surviving spouse—
	(a) if age 65 but under age 70	£11.40 per week
	(b) if age 70 but under age 80	£21.80 per week
	(c) if age 80 or over	£32.35 per week
4.	Pension under article 30 to unmarried dependant who lived as spouse	£1.00 per weeka
5.	Allowance under article 33 in respect of each child under the age of 15—
	(a) in respect of the only, elder or eldest child	£15.65 per week
	(b) in respect of each other child	£17.50 per week
	(c) where the child does not qualify for child benefit under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 or under any legislation in Northern Ireland or the Isle of Man corresponding to that Act	£17.50 per week
6.	Pension under article 34(1) where the decision is made before 9th April 2001, to a motherless or fatherless child under the age of 15 and, where the decision is made on or after that date, under article 34(2) to a child under the age of 15 with no parents living—
	(a) in respect of the only, elder or eldest child	£17.80 per week
	(b) in respect of each other child	£19.55 per week
	(c) where the child does not qualify for child benefit under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 or under any legislation in Northern Ireland or the Isle of Man corresponding to that Act	£19.55 per week
7.	Pension or allowance where the decision is made before 9th April 2001, under article 35(3) and, where the decision is made on or after that date, under article 35(2) to or in respect of a child aged 15 or over—
	(a) where the child has attained the age of 18 and is incapable of self-support by reason of an infirmity which arose before he attained the age of 15	£76.45 per weeka
	(b) any other case—
	(i) in respect of the only, elder or eldest child	£17.80 per weeka
	(ii) in respect of each other child	£19.55 per weeka
	(iii) where the child does not qualify for child benefit under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, or under any legislation in Northern Ireland or the Isle of Man corresponding to that Act	£19.55 per weeka
8.	Education allowance under article 36	£120 per annuma
9.	Pensions to parents—
	(a) minimum rate under article 38(4)	£0.25 per week
	(b) maximum rate under article 38(4)
	(i) where there is only one eligible parent	£1.00 per week
	(ii) where there is more than one eligible parent	£1.38 per week
	(c) increase under the proviso to article 38(4)—
	(i) where there is only one eligible parent	£0.38 per weeka
	(ii) where there is more than one eligible parent	£0.62 per weeka
10.	Pensions to other dependants—
	(a) for each juvenile dependant under article 39(4)	£0.30 per weeka
	(b) aggregate rate under article 39(4)	£1.00 per weeka
	(c) under article 39(5)	£1.00 per weeka