INCREASES IN WAR PENSIONS AND ALLOWANCES 2022
The new rates of War Pensions and Allowances proposed from April 2022 are set out in the tables below. The Annual uprating will take effect from the week beginning 11 April. Rates for 2022 are increasing by 3.1% in line with the September 2021 Consumer Prices Index.
(Weekly Rates Unless Otherwise Shown)
WAR PENSION
100% £200.00
90% £180.00
80% £160.00
70% £140.00
60% £120.00
50% £100.00
40% £80.00
30% £60.00
20% £40.00
The actual amounts paid may vary slightly from this due to the impact of the various component-level rounding rules.
AGE ALLOWANCES PAYABLE FROM AGE 65
40% or 50% £13.35
60% or 70% £20.60
80% or 90% £29.30
100% £41.20
CONSTANT ATTENDANCE ALLOWANCE
Part Day Rate £37.75
Full Day Rate £75.50
Intermediate Rate £113.25
Exceptional Rate £151.00
INVALIDITY ALLOWANCE
Lower Rate (Retired between 50 & 54 (women) and 50 & 59 (men) years of age inclusive) £8.00
Middle Rate (Retired between 40 & 49 years of age inclusive) £16.00
Higher Rate (Retired under 40 years of age) £24.45
CLOTHING ALLOWANCE
£ per annum £258.00
EDUCATION ALLOWANCE
Maximum - £ per annum £120.00
MOBILITY SUPPLEMENT
One Rate £ 72.00
ALLOWANCE FOR LOWERED STANDARD OF OCCUPATION
Maximum £75.44
UNEMPLOYABILITY ALLOWANCE
Personal £123.60
Adult Dependency Increase £68.70
Increase for First Child £16.00
Increase for Subsequent Children £18.75
COMFORTS ALLOWANCE (PAID WITH CAA AND UNSUPP)
Lower Rate £16.25
Higher Rate £32.50
EXCEPTIONALLY SEVERE DISABLEMENT ALLOWANCE
One Rate £75.50
SEVERE DISABLEMENT OCCUPATIONAL ALLOWANCE
One Rate £37.75
WAR WIDOW(ER)S’ PENSION
Widow(er) (Other Ranks) £151.70
Childless Widow(er) Under 40 (Other Ranks) £36.34
Supplementary Pension (Pre 1973 Widows) £101.49
WAR WIDOW(ER)S’ AGE ALLOWANCE
Age 65 – 69 £17.30
Aged 70 – 79 £33.25
Aged 80 and over £49.35
CHILDREN’S ALLOWANCE
Increase for First Child £23.80
Increase for Subsequent Children £26.50
RENT ALLOWANCE
Maximum £57.10
THERAPEUTIC EARNINGS LIMIT
Annual Rate £7,904.00
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