§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Bach)My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Ivor Caplin) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
The new rates of war pensions and allowances proposed from April 2005 are set out in the tables below. The annual uprating of war pensions and allowances for 2005 will take place from the week beginning 11 April.
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War Pensions Rates (Weekly rates unless otherwise shown) Rates 2004 Rates 2005 WAR PENSIONS Disablement Pension (100% rates) officer (£ per annum) 6648.00 6851.00 other ranks 127.40 131.30 Age allowances 40%–50% 8.55 8.80 Over 50% but not over 70% 13.10 13.50 Over 70% but not over 90% 18.65 19.25 Over 90% 26.20 27.00 Disablement gratuity specified minor injury (min.) 810.00 835.00 specified minor injury (max.) 6055.00 6243.00 unspecified minor injury (min.) 335.00 345.00 unspecified minor injury (max.) 7874.00 8118.00 Unemployability allowance personal 78.70 81.15 adult dependency increase 44.35 45.70 increase for first child 10.30 10.60 increase for subsequent children 12.10 12.50 Invalidity allowance higher rate 15.55 16.05 middle rate 10.00 10.30 lower rate 5.00 5.15 Constant attendance allowance exceptional rate 96.20 99.20 intermediate rate 72.15 74.40 full day rate 48.10 49.60 part-day rate 24.05 24.80
War Pensions Rates (Weekly rates unless otherwise shown) Rates 2004 Rates 2005 Comforts allowance higher rate 20.60 21.20 lower rate 10.30 10.60 Mobility supplement 45.85 47.25 Allowance for lowered standard of occupation (maximum) 48.04 49.52 Therapeutic earnings limit 3744.00 4056.00 Exceptionally severe disablement allowance 48.10 49.60 Severe disablement occupational allowance 24.05 24.80 Clothing allowance (£ per annum) 164.00 169.00 Education allowance (£ per annum) (max) 120.00 120.00 War widow(er)s' pension (further details in schedule WWP) 99.50 Widow(er)s'-private 96.50 Widow(er)s' (other ranks) 96.50 99.50 Widow(er)-Officer (£ p.a. max) 5948.00 6132.00 Childless widow(er)s' u-40 (other ranks) 23.13 23.85 " " (Officer max.£s pa) 5948.00 6132.00 Supplementary Pension 62.68 64.62 Age allowance (a) age 65 to 69 11.05 11.40 (b) age 70 to 79 21.15 21.80 (c) age 80 and over 31.40 32.35 Children's allowance Increase for first child 15.20 15.65 Increase for subsequent children 16.95 17.50 Orphan's pension Increase for first child 17.25 17.80 Increase for subsequent children 18.95 19.55 Unmarried dependant living as spouse (max) 94.15 97.15 Rent allowance (maximum) 36.40 37.55 Adult orphan's pension (maximum) 74.15 76.45