The Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme (Amendment) Order 2010

Statutory Instruments

2010 No. 283

Pensions

The Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme (Amendment) Order 2010

Made

8th February 2010

Laid before Parliament

15th February 2010

Coming into force

12th April 2010

The Secretary of State, with the approval of the Treasury, makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 and 2 of the Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act 1939(1) and now vested in the Secretary of State(2).

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme (Amendment) Order 2010 and shall come into force on 12th April 2010.

(2) In this Order “the principal Scheme” means the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983(3).

Amendments to the principal Scheme

2.—(1) For Schedule 3 to the principal Scheme substitute the Schedule set out in Schedule 1 to this Order.

(2) For Schedule 4 to the principal Scheme substitute the Schedule set out in Schedule 2 to this Order.

Kevan Jones

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Defence

3rd February 2010

We approve

Frank Roy

Dave Watts

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

8th February 2010

Article 2(1)

SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR SCHEDULE 3 TO THE PRINCIPAL SCHEME

Article 11

“SCHEDULE 3 RATES OF PENSION AND ALLOWANCES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF DISABLEMENT AND EARNINGS OR INCOME THRESHOLDS

Table

RATES OF PENSIONS AND ALLOWANCES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF DISABLEMENT AND EARNINGS OR INCOME THRESHOLDS

Description of Pension or Allowance					Rate
(*) maximum.”
1.		Pension for 100 per cent. disablement under article 11			£154.70 per week
2.		Education allowance under article 13			£120.00 per annum(*)
3.		Constant attendance allowance under article 14
		A. For decisions made before 9th April 2001—
			(a) under the proviso to article 14		£116.80 per week(*)
			(b) in any other case under article 14		£58.40 per week(*)
		B. For decisions made on or after 9th April 2001—
			(a) the part day rate of constant attendance allowance under article 14(2)		£29.20 per week
			(b) the full day rate of constant attendance allowance under article 14(3)		£58.40 per week
			(c) the intermediate rate of constant attendance allowance under article 14(4)		£87.60 per week
			(d) the exceptional rate of constant attendance allowance under article 14(5)		£116.80 per week
4.	Exceptionally severe disablement allowance under article 15				£58.40 per week
5.	Severe disablement occupational allowance under article 16				£29.20 per week
6.	Allowance for wear and tear of clothing under article 17(1)				£199.00 per annum
7.	Unemployability allowances—
	(a) personal allowance under article 18(1)(i)				£95.60 per week
	(b) additional allowances for dependants by way of—
			(i) increase of allowance in respect of a spouse, civil partner or adult dependant under article 18(5)(b)		£53.10 per week(*)
			(ii) increase of allowance under article 18(5)(d)—
				(aa) in respect of the only, elder or eldest child	£12.35 per week
				(bb) in respect of each other child	£14.50 per week
				(cc) where the child does not qualify for child benefit under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(4) or under any legislation in Northern Ireland or the Isle of Man corresponding to that Act	£14.50 per week
		For decisions made on or after 9th April 2001
		(c) the annual earnings figure for the purposes of article 18(2) is £4,836
		(d) the weekly income figure for the purposes of article 18(5) (b) is £65.45
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		£18.95 per week
			(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 a 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
		(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 a 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		£12.20 per week
		(c) if sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply and on the relevant date the disabled person was under the age of 60			£6.10 per week
9.		Comforts Allowance—
		(a) under article 20(1)(a)			£25.10 per week
		(b) under article 20(1)(b) or 45(1)			£12.55 per week
10.		Allowance for lowered standard of occupation under article 21			£58.32 per week(*)
11.		Age Allowance under article 22 where the degree of pensioned disablement is—
		(a) 40 or 50 per cent.			£10.40 per week
		(b) 60 or 70 per cent.			£15.90 per week
		(c) 80 or 90 per cent.			£22.65 per week
		(d) 100 per cent.			£31.80 per week
12.		For decisions made before 9th April 2001, treatment allowance—increase of personal allowance under article 25			£31.80 per week(*)
13.		Part-time treatment allowance under article 25			£71.00 per day(*)
14.		Mobility supplement under article 25A			£55.65 per week

Article 2(2)

SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR SCHEDULE 4 TO THE PRINCIPAL SCHEME

Article 27

“SCHEDULE 4 RATES OF PENSION AND ALLOWANCES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF DEATH

Table

RATES OF PENSIONS AND ALLOWANCES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF DEATH

Description of Pension or Allowance			Rate
(*) maximum.”
1.	Pension to surviving spouses and surviving civil partners—
	(a) under article 27(1)		£117.30 per week
	(b) under article 27(2)		£28.10 per week
	(c) under article 27(3)		£78.48 per week
2.	Rent allowance under article 28		£44.25 per week(*)
3.	Allowance under article 29 or 50 to an elderly surviving spouse and elderly surviving civil partner—
	(a) if aged 65 but under 70		£13.40 per week
	(b) if aged 70 but under 80		£25.70 per week
	(c) if aged 80 or over		£38.10 per week
4.	Pension under article 30 to dependants who lived as spouses and dependants who lived as civil partners		£1.00 per week(*)
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		£18.40 per week
	(b) in respect of each other child		£20.60 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		£20.60 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, or elder or eldest child		£21.00 per week
	(b) in respect of each other child		£23.05 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		£23.05 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		£90.10 per week(*)
	(b) any other case—
		(i) in respect of the only, elder or eldest child	£21.00 per week(*)
		(ii) in respect of each other child	£23.05 per week(*)
		(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	£23.05 per week(*)
8.	Education allowance under article 36		£120 per annum(*)
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 week(*)
		(ii) where there is more than one eligible parent	£0.62 per week(*)
10.	Pensions to other dependants—
	(a) for each juvenile dependant under article 39(4)		£0.30 per week(*)
	(b) aggregate rate under article 39(4)		£1.00 per week(*)
	(c) under article 39(5)		£1.00 per week(*)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order further amends the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983 (“the principal Scheme”) which makes provision for the payment of pensions and allowances to or in respect of civilians who were killed or injured during the 1939-1945 World War.

Article 2(1) substitutes a new Schedule 3 to the principal Scheme. The new Schedule 3 (which varies the rates of pensions and allowances payable in respect of disablement and of earnings or income thresholds) is contained in Schedule 1 to this Order.

Article 2(2) substitutes a new Schedule 4 to the principal Scheme. The new Schedule 4 (which varies the rates of pensions and allowances in respect of death) is contained in Schedule 2 to this Order.

(1)

1939 c. 82.

(2)

The functions of the Minister of Pensions were transferred to the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance by virtue of the Transfer of Functions (Ministry of Pensions) Order 1953, S.I. 1953/1198, article 2. The functions of the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance were transferred to the Minister of Social Security by virtue of the Ministry of Social Security Act 1966 c. 20, section 2. The functions of the Minister of Social Security were transferred to the Secretary of State for Social Services by virtue of the Secretary of State for Social Services Order 1968, S.I. 1968/1699, article 2. The functions of the Secretary of State for Social Services were transferred to the Secretary of State for Social Security by virtue of the Transfer of Functions (Health and Social Security) Order 1988, S.I. 1988/1843, article 3. The functions of the Secretary of State for Social Security were transferred to the Secretary of State for Defence by the Transfer of Functions (War Pensions etc.) Order 2001, S.I. 2001/3506, article 2.

(3)

S.I. 1983/686; amending instruments are S.I. 1983/1164, 1983/1540, 1984/1289, 1984/1675, 1985/1313, 1986/628, 1987/191, 1988/367, 1988/2260, 1989/415, 1990/1300, 1991/708, 1992/702, 1992/3226, 1993/480, 1994/715, 1994/2021, 1995/445, 1996/502, 1997/812, 1998/278, 1999/262, 2000/301, 2001/420, 2002/672, 2003/637, 2004/717, 2005/655, 2005/1639, 2005/3031, 2006/765, 2007/646, 2008/592, 2008/2683 and 2009/438.

(4)

1992 c. 4.