| Existing ordinary weekly rate £ |
Existing long-term weekly rate £ |
Proposed ordinary weekly rate £ |
Proposed long-term weekly rate £ |
|
| Supplementary benefit | ||||
| Couple | 37.75 | 47.35 | 41.70 | 52.30 |
| Single householder | 23.25 | 29.60 | 25.70 | 32.70 |
| Existing ordinary weekly rate £ |
Existing long-term weekly rate £ |
Proposed ordinary weekly rate £ |
Proposed long-term weekly rate £ |
|
| Non-householder | ||||
| —age 18 and over | 18.60 | 23.65 | 20.55 | 26.15 |
| —age 16–17 | 14.30 | 18.15 | 15.80 | 20.05 |
| Existing weekly rate £ |
Proposed weekly rate £ |
|
| Any other person aged: | ||
| 11–15 years | 11.90 | 13.15 |
| under 11 years | 7.90 | 8.75 |
| Existing ordinary weekly rate £ |
Existing long-term weekly rate £ |
Proposed ordinary weekly rate £ |
Proposed long-term weekly rate £ |
|
| Boarders' Personal Expenses | ||||
| Couple | 15.40 | 17.10 | 17.00 | 18.90 |
| Single person | 7.70 | 8.55 | 8.50 | 9.45 |
| Existing weekly rate £ |
Proposed weekly rate £ |
|
| Personal expenses for dependent children aged: | ||
| 18–19 years | 7.70 | 8.50 |
| 16–17 years | 4.60 | 5.10 |
| 11–15 years | 3.95 | 4.35 |
| 0–10 years | 2.60 | 2.85 |
| Existing weekly rate £ |
Proposed weekly rate £ |
|
| Non-householder housing addition | 2.55 | * |
| Heating additions to supplementary benefit | 1.65 | 1.90 |
| 4.05 | 4.65 | |
| Dietary additions to supplementary benefit | 1.30 | * |
| 3.05 | ||
| 8.70 | ||
| Blindness addition to supplementary benefit (unchanged) | 1.25 | 1.25 |
| Addition for claimant or dependant over age 80 (unchanged) | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| Existing level £ |
Proposed level £ |
|
| Occasional gifts—level of disregard | 20.00 | 100.00 |
| Supplementary benefit—capital cut-off | 2,000.00 | 2,500.00 |
| * To be announced after the February index of retail prices becomes available. |