ATTENDANCE ALLOWANCE Higher rate 110.40 Lower rate 73.90 BEREAVEMENT BENEFIT Bereavement Payment (lump sum) 2500.00 Widowed Parents Allowance 150.90 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 83.30 CHILD BENEFIT Eldest for whom child benefit is payable 26.05 Each subsequent child 17.25
CONTRIBUTION-BASED EMPLOYMENT AND SUPPORT ALLOWANCE Standard rate 92.05 Lower rate (aged less than 25, in assessment phase) 72.90 Permitted work lower earnings limit 20.00 Permitted work upper earnings limit 195.50 Occupational pension disregard 85.00 CONTRIBUTION-BASED JOBSEEKERS ALLOWANCE Standard rate 92.05 Lower rate (aged less than 25) 72.90 Earnings disregard 5.00 Occupational pension disregard 50.00 DISABILITY LIVING ALLOWANCE Care Component - higher 110.40 Care Component - middle 73.90 Care Component - lower 29.20 Mobility Component - higher 77.05 Mobility Component - lower 29.20 GUARDIAN'S ALLOWANCE Per child 22.10 INDUSTRIAL DEATH BENEFIT Widows/widowers pension - higher rate 176.45 Widows/widowers pension - lower rate 52.90 INDUSTRIAL INJURIES DISABLEMENT BENEFIT 100% 225.30 90% 202.77 80% 180.24 70% 157.71 60% 135.18 50% 112.65 40% 90.12 30% 67.59 20% 45.06 Maximum life gratuity (lump sum) 14950.00 Unemployability Supplement 139.35 Unemployability Supplement increase for early 28.90 incapacity - higher rate Unemployability Supplement increase for early 18.50 incapacity - middle rate Unemployability Supplement increase for early 9.25 incapacity - lower rate Maximum reduced earnings allowance 90.12 Maximum retirement allowance 22.53 Constant attendance allowance - exceptional rate 180.40 Constant attendance allowance - intermediate rate 135.30 Constant attendance allowance - normal maximum rate 90.20 Constant attendance allowance - part-time rate 45.10 Exceptionally severe disablement allowance 90.20 INCAPACITY BENEFIT (abolished for new claims from 27/10/2008) Long-term rate 141.25 Age allowance higher rate (under 35) 14.95 Age allowance lower rate (35 to 44 inclusive) 8.30 Occupational pension disregard 85.00 MATERNITY ALLOWANCE Standard rate 187.18 Gross earnings threshold 30.00 PERSONAL INDEPENDENCE PAYMENT Daily living component - enhanced 110.40 Daily living component - standard 73.90 Mobility component - enhanced 77.05 Mobility component - standard 29.20 STATE PENSION 230.25 OLD STATE PENSION Category A or B 176.45 Category B (lower) - partner's insurance 105.70 Category C or D - non-contributory 105.70 Addition at age 80 0.25 SEVERE DISABLEMENT ALLOWANCE (abolished for new claims from 6/4/2001) Basic rate 100.05 Age related addition - higher rate 14.95 Age related addition - middle rate 8.30 Age related addition - lower rate 8.30 STATUTORY MATERNITY PAY STATUTORY PATERNITY PAY STATUTORY ADOPTION PAY Earnings threshold 125.00 Standard rate 187.18 STATUTORY SICK PAY Earnings threshold 125.00 Standard rate 118.75 WIDOW'S BENEFIT Bereavement payment (lump sum) 2000.00 Widowed mother's allowance 150.90 Widow's pension standard rate 150.90 For deaths occurring before 1 April 1988 refer to age-points shown in brackets: Widow's pension age-related age 54 (49) 140.34 Widow's pension age-related age 53 (48) 129.77 Widow's pension age-related age 52 (47) 119.241 Widow's pension age-related age 51 (46) 108.65 Widow's pension age-related age 50 (45) 98.09 Widow's pension age-related age 49 (44) 87.52 Widow's pension age-related age 48 (43) 76.96 Widow's pension age-related age 47 (42) 66.40 Widow's pension age-related age 46 (41) 55.83 Widow's pension age-related age 45 (40) 45.27