War Pension Scheme Uprating 2023
- The new rates of war pensions and allowances proposed from April 2023 are set out in the tables below. The annual uprating of war pensions and allowances for 2023 will take place from the week beginning 10 April. Rates for 2023 are increasing by 10.1% in accordance with the announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the autumn statement on 17 November 2022.War pensions ratesRATESRATES
(Weekly rates unless otherwise shown)
2022 £
2023 £
WAR PENSIONS
Disablement Pension (100% rates)
officer (£ per annum)
10,436.00
11,490.00
other ranks (weekly amount)
200.00
220.20
Age allowances payable from age 65
40%-50%
13.35
14.70
over 50% but not over 70%
20.60
22.70
over 70% but not over 90%
29.30
32.25
over 90%
41.20
45.40
Disablement gratuity (one-off payment)
specified minor injury (min.)
1,274.00
1,403.00
specified minor injury (max.)
9,513.00
10,474.00
1 - 5% gratuity
3,181.00
3,502.00
6 -14% gratuity
7,072.00
7,786.00
15-19% gratuity
12,369.00
13,618.00
SUPPLEMENTARY ALLOWANCES
Unemployability allowance
Personal
123.60
136.10
adult dependency increase
68.70
75.65
increase for first child
16.00
17.60
increase for subsequent children
18.75
20.65
Invalidity allowance
higher rate
24.45
26.90
middle rate
16.00
17.60
lower rate
8.00
8.80
Constant attendance allowance
exceptional rate
151.00
166.20
intermediate rate
113.25
124.65
full day rate
75.50
83.10
part-day rate
37.75
41.55
Comforts allowance
higher rate
32.50
35.80
lower rate
16.25
17.90
Mobility supplement
72.00
79.25
Allowance for lowered standard of occupation (maximum)
75.44
83.04
Therapeutic earnings limit (annual rate)
7,904.00
8,684.00
Exceptionally severe disablement allowance
75.50
83.10
Severe disablement occupational allowance
37.75
41.55
Clothing allowance (£ per annum)
258.00
284.00
Education allowance (£ per annum) (max)
120.00
120.00
WIDOW(ER)S BENEFITS
Widow(er)s’ - other ranks (basic with children) (weekly amount)
151.70
167.00
Widow(er) - Officer higher rate both wars (basic with children) (£ per annum)
8,068.00
8,883.00
Childless widow(er)s’ u-40 (other ranks) (weekly amount)
36.34
40.01
Widow(er) - Officer lower rate both wars (£ per annum)
2,802.00
3,085.00
Supplementary Pension
101.49
111.74
Age allowance
(a) age 65 to 69
17.30
19.05
(b) age 70 to 79
33.25
36.60
(c) age 80 and over
49.35
54.35
Children’s allowance
Increase for first child
23.80
26.20
Increase for subsequent children
26.50
29.20
Orphan’s pension
Increase for first child
27.25
30.00
Increase for subsequent children
29.80
32.80
Unmarried dependant living as spouse (max)
149.35
164.65
Rent allowance (maximum)
57.10
62.85
Adult orphan’s pension (maximum)
116.60
128.40
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