War Pensions Scheme: Uprating
- The new rates of war pensions and allowances proposed from April 2019 are set out in the following tables. The annual uprating of war pensions and allowances for 2019 will take place from the week beginning 8 April 2019. Rates for 2019 are increasing by 2.4% in line with the September 2018 consumer price index.War Pensions Rates
Rates
Rates
(Weekly rates unless otherwise shown)
2018
2019
£
£
War Pensions
Disablement Pension (100% rates)
officer (£ per annum)
9,674.00
9,904.00
other ranks (weekly amount)
185.40
189.80
Age Allowances Payable from Age 65
40% - 50%
12.40
12.70
over 50% but not over 70%
19.10
19.55
over 70% but not over 90%
27.15
27.80
Over 90%
38.20
39.10
Disablement Gratuity (one-off payment)
specified minor injury (min.)
1,181.00
1,209.00
specified minor injury (max.)
8,816.00
9,028.00
1% - 5% gratuity
2,948.00
3,019.00
6% - 14% gratuity
6,554.00
6,711.00
15% - 19% gratuity
11,462.00
11,737.00
Supplementary Allowances
Unemployability Allowance
personal
114.55
117.30
adult dependency increase
63.65
65.20
increase for first child
14.80
15.15
increase for subsequent children
17.40
17.80
Invalidity Allowance
higher rate
22.65
23.20
middle rate
14.70
15.10
lower rate
7.35
7.55
Constant Attendance Allowance
exceptional rate
139.80
143.20
intermediate rate
104.85
107.40
full day rate
69.90
71.60
part-day rate
34.95
35.80
Comforts Allowance
higher rate
30.10
30.80
lower rate
15.05
15.40
mobility supplement
66.75
68.35
allowance for lowered standard of occupation (maximum)
69.92
71.60
therapeutic earnings limit (annual rate)
6,526.00
6,838.00
exceptional severe disablement allowance
69.90
71.60
severe disablement occupational allowance
34.95
35.80
clothing allowance (per annum)
239.00
245.00
education allowance (per annum) (maximum)
120.00
120.00
Widow(er)s Benefits
widow(er)s-other ranks (basic with children) (weekly amount)
140.60
143.95
widow(er)-officer higher rate both wars (basic with children) (per annum)
7,477.00
7,656.00
childless widow(er)s u-40 (other ranks) (weekly amount)
33.67
34.48
widow(er)-officer lower rate both wars (per annum)
2,597.00
2,659.00
supplementary pension
94.05
96.31
Age Allowance
(a) age 65 to 69
16.00
16.40
(b) age 70 to 79
30.80
31.55
(c) age 80 and over
45.70
46.80
Children’s Allowance
increase for first child
22.05
22.60
increase for subsequent children
24.70
25.30
Orphan’s Pension
increase for first child
25.25
25.85
increase for subsequent children
27.60
28.25
unmarried dependant living as spouse (max)
138.25
141.60
rent allowance (maximum)
52.95
54.20
adult orphan’s pension (maximum)
108.05
110.65
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