§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Dr. Lewis Moonie)New rates of war pensions and allowances proposed from April 2003.
The annual uprating of war pensions and allowances for 2003 will take place from the week beginning 7 April 2003.
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War Pensions Rates Disablement Pension (100% rates unless otherwise shown)
(Weekly rates unless otherwise shown)
Rates 2002
£
Rates 2003
£
officer (per annum) 6,356.00 6,465.00 other ranks 121.80 123.90 Age allowances 40%–50% 8.15 8.30 over 50% but not over 70% 12.55 12.75 over 70% but not over 90% 17.85 18.15 over 90% 25.10 25.50 Disablement gratuity specified minor injury (min.) 775.00 788.00 specified minor injury (max.) 5,792.00 5,890.00
War Pensions Rates Disablement Pension (100% rates unless otherwise shown)
(Weekly rates unless otherwise shown
Rates 2002
£
Rates 2003
£
unspecified minor injury (min.) 321.00 326.00 unspecified minor injury (max.) 7,532.00 7,660.00 Unemployability allowance personal 75.25 76.55 adult dependency increase 42.45 43.15 increase for first child 9.85 10.00 increase for subsequent children 11.55 11.75 Invalidity Allowance higher rate 14.90 15.15 middle rate 9.50 9.70 lower rate 4.75 4.85 Constant attendance allowance exceptional rate 92.00 93.60 intermediate rate 69.00 70.20 full day rate 46.00 46.80 part day rate 23.00 23.40 Comforts allowance higher rate 19.70 20.00 lower rate 9.85 10.00 Mobility supplement 43.85 44.60 Allowance for lowered standard of occupation (max)
45.92 46.72 Exceptionally severe disablement allowance 46.00 46.80 Severe disablement occupational allowance 23.00 23.40 Clothing allowance (per annum) 157.00 160.00 Educational allowance (per annum) (max) 120.00 120.00 War widow's pension Widow(er) (private) 92.00 93.85 Widow(er) (NCO) 92.30 93.85 Widow(er)—officer (p.a.max) 5,689.00 5,786.00 Childless widow(er) u-40 (other ranks) 22.12 22.50 Childless widow(er)-u-40 officer (p.a. max) 5,689.00 5,786.00 Supplementary Pension 59.95 60.97 Age Allowance (a) age 65 to 69 10.55 10.75 (b) age 70 to 79 20.20 20.55 (c) age 80 and over 30.05 30.55 Children's allowance increase for first child 14.55 14.80 increase for subsequent children 16.20 16.50 Orphan's pension increase for first child 16.50 16.80 increase for subsequent children 18.15 18.45 Unmarried dependant living as spouse (max)
89.95 91.50 Rent allowance (maximum) 34.80 35.40 Adult Orphan's pension (maximum) 70.95 72.15