OTHER BENEFITS[top]
ATTENDANCE ALLOWANCE

    Higher rate                                           114.60
    Lower rate                                             76.70


BEREAVEMENT BENEFIT

    Bereavement Payment (lump sum)                       2500.00

    Widowed Parents Allowance                             156.65
        
    Bereavement Support Payment (from 6th April 2017)
    
      having children under 20 in full-time education 
      First Payment                                      3500  
      Monthly Payments                                    350 

      not having children under 20 in full-time 
      education 
      First Payment                                      2500 
      Monthly Payments                                    100 
      
      
      N.B. the award period is 18 months in both cases.
       

CARER'S ALLOWANCE                                          86.45
CHILD BENEFIT

    Eldest for whom child benefit is payable               27.05
    Each subsequent child                                  17.90

CONTRIBUTION-BASED EMPLOYMENT AND SUPPORT ALLOWANCE

    Standard rate                                          95.55
    Lower rate (aged less than 25, in assessment phase)    75.65

    Permitted work lower earnings limit                    20.00
    Permitted work upper earnings limit                   203.50

    Occupational pension disregard                         85.00

CONTRIBUTION-BASED JOBSEEKERS ALLOWANCE

    Standard rate                                          95.55
    Lower rate (aged less than 25)                         75.65

    Earnings disregard                                      5.00

    Occupational pension disregard                         50.00

DISABILITY LIVING ALLOWANCE

    Care Component - higher                               114.60
    Care Component - middle                                76.70
    Care Component - lower                                 30.30

    Mobility Component - higher                            80.00
    Mobility Component - lower                             30.30

GUARDIAN'S ALLOWANCE

    Per child                                              22.96

INDUSTRIAL DEATH BENEFIT

    Widows/widowers pension - higher rate                 184.90
    Widows/widowers pension - lower rate                   55.47

INDUSTRIAL INJURIES DISABLEMENT BENEFIT

    100%                                                  233.90
     90%                                                  210.51
     80%                                                  187.12
     70%                                                  163.73
     60%                                                  140.34
     50%                                                  116.95
     40%                                                   93.56
     30%                                                   70.17
     20%                                                   46.78
    Maximum life gratuity (lump sum)                    15520.00

    Unemployability Supplement                            144.65
    Unemployability Supplement increase for early          30.00
      incapacity - higher rate
    Unemployability Supplement increase for early          19.20
      incapacity - middle rate
    Unemployability Supplement increase for early           9.60
      incapacity - lower rate

    Maximum reduced earnings allowance                     93.56

    Maximum retirement allowance                           23.39

    Constant attendance allowance - exceptional rate      187.20
    Constant attendance allowance - intermediate rate     140.40
    Constant attendance allowance - normal maximum rate    93.60
    Constant attendance allowance - part-time rate         46.80

    Exceptionally severe disablement allowance             93.60

INCAPACITY BENEFIT (abolished for new claims from 27/10/2008)

    Long-term rate                                        146.60

    Age allowance higher rate (under 35)                   15.50
    Age allowance lower rate (35 to 44 inclusive)           8.60

    Occupational pension disregard                         85.00

MATERNITY ALLOWANCE

    Standard rate                                         194.32
    Gross earnings threshold                               30.00

PERSONAL INDEPENDENCE PAYMENT 

    Daily living component - enhanced                     114.60
    Daily living component - standard                      76.70

    Mobility component - enhanced                          80.00
    Mobility component - standard                          30.30


STATE PENSION                                             241.30


OLD STATE PENSION

    Category A or B                                       184.90
    Category B (lower) - partner's insurance              110.75
    Category C or D - non-contributory                    110.75
    Addition at age 80                                      0.25



SEVERE DISABLEMENT ALLOWANCE (abolished for new claims from 6/4/2001)

    Basic rate                                            103.85

    Age related addition - higher rate                     15.50
    Age related addition - middle rate                      8.60
    Age related addition - lower rate                       8.60

STATUTORY MATERNITY PAY
STATUTORY PATERNITY PAY
STATUTORY ADOPTION PAY

    Earnings threshold                                    129.00
    Standard rate                                         194.32

STATUTORY SICK PAY

    Earnings threshold                                    125.00
    Standard rate                                         123.25

WIDOW'S BENEFIT

    Bereavement payment (lump sum)                       2000.00
    Widowed mother's allowance                            156.65

    Widow's pension standard rate                         156.65

    For deaths occurring before 1 April 1988 refer to
    age-points shown in brackets:

    Widow's pension age-related age 54 (49)               145.68
    Widow's pension age-related age 53 (48)               134.72
    Widow's pension age-related age 52 (47)               123.75
    Widow's pension age-related age 51 (46)               112.79
    Widow's pension age-related age 50 (45)               101.82
    Widow's pension age-related age 49 (44)                90.86
    Widow's pension age-related age 48 (43)                79.89
    Widow's pension age-related age 47 (42)                68.93
    Widow's pension age-related age 46 (41)                57.96
    Widow's pension age-related age 45 (40)                47.00