SCHEDULE 5

PART TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR PART IV OF SCHEDULE 1
Schedule 1 paragraph 4
PART IV

RATES OF ALLOWANCES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF DISABLEMENT AND EARNINGS OR INCOME THRESHOLDS
| Rates
Description of Allowance | Groups 1-9 | Groups 10-15
* maximum
1 Education allowance under article 13 | £120 per annum | £120 per annum
2 Constant attendance allowance under article 14— A For decisions made before 9th April 2001 | |
a under article 14 (1)(b) | £5,020 per annum | £96.20 per week
b under article 14 (1)(a) | £2,510 per annum | £48.10 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); | £1,255 per annum | £24.05 per week
b the full day rate of constant attendance allowance under article 14(3); | £2,510 per annum | £48.10 per week
c the intermediate rate of constant attendance allowance under article 14(4); | £3,765 per annum | £72.15 per week
d the exceptional rate of constant attendance allowance under article 14(5). | £5,020 per annum | £96.20 per week
3 Exceptionally severe disablement allowance under article 15 | £2,510 per annum | £48.10 per week
4 Severe disablement occupational allowance under article 16 | £1,255 per annum | £24.05 per week
5 Allowance for wear and tear of clothing under article 17(1) | £164 per annum | £164 per annum
6 Unemployability allowances— | |
a personal allowance under article 18(1)(a) | £4,107 per annum | £78.70 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 or an adult dependant under article 18(5)(b) | £2,314 per annum | £44.35 per week
ii increase of allowance under article 18(5)(d)— | |
aa in respect of the only, elder or the eldest child of a member | £537 per annum | £10.30 per week
bb in respect of each other child of a member | £631 per annum | £12.10 per week
cc 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. - For decisions made on or after 9th April 2001 | £631 per annum | £12.10 per week
c the annual earnings figure for the purposes of article 18(2) is £3,744 | |
d the weekly income figure for the purposes of article 18(5)(b) is £55.65 | |
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 | £811 per annum | £15.55 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 | £522 per annum | £10.00 per week
c if heads (a) and (b) do not apply and on the relevant date the member was under the age of 60 | £261 per annum | £5.00 per week
8 Comforts allowance | |
a under article 20(1)(a) | £1,075 per annum | £20.60 per week
b under article 20(1)(b) | £537 per annum | £10.30 per week
9 Allowance for lowered standard of occupation under article 21 | £2,507 per annum | £48.04 per week
10 Age allowance under article 22 where the degree of pensioned disablement is— | |
a 40 to 50 per cent. | £446 per annum | £8.55 per week
b over 50 per cent, but not exceeding 70 per cent. | £684 per annum | £13.10 per week
c over 70 per cent, but not exceeding 90 per cent. | £973 per annum | £18.65 per week
d over 90 per cent. | £1,367 per annum | £26.20 per week
11 For decisions made before 9th April 2001 Treatment allowance— increase of personal allowances under article 23(3) | £1,367 per annum | £26.20 per week
12 Part-time treatment allowance under article 25 | £58.40 per day | £58.40 per day
13 Mobility supplement under article 26A | £2,392 per annum | £45.85 per week
1992 c. 4.