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UK: Benefits Update

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Andrea Fuller - 14 Mar 2005 16:19 GMT
Main Benefits                           Now             April 05
                                       (£/week)        (£/week)
Attendance Allowance
       Higher rate                     58.80           60.60
       Lower rate                      39.35           40.55

Child Benefit
       Only, elder (couple)            16.50           17.00
       Only, elder (lone parent)       17.55           17.55
       Each subsequent child           11.05           11.40

Disability Living Allowance
       Care component
               Highest         58.80           60.60
               Middle                  39.35           40.55
               Lowest          15.55           16.05
       Mobility component
               Higher                  41.05           42.30
               Lower                   15.55           16.05

Working Tax Credit
Disability components (£/annum)
       Disability worker element       2,100           2,165
       Severe disability element       890             920

Child Tax Credit
Disability components (£/annum)
       Disability child element                2,215           2,285
       Severe disability element       890             920

Severe Disablement Allowance
       Basic rate                      44..80          46.20
       Age related addition
               Higher rate             15.55           16.05
               Middle rate             10.00           10.30
               Lower rate              5.00            5.15

Carer's Allowance
(was Invalid Care Allowance)            44.35           45.70

Incapacity Benefit
       Long-term Incapacity Benefit    74.15           76.45
       Short-term Incapacity Benefit (under pension age)
               Lower rate              55.90           57.65
               Higher rate             66.15           57.65
       Short-term Incapacity Benefit (over pension age)
               Lower rate              71.15           73.35
               Higher rate             74.15           76.45

Retirement Pension (A or B)             79.60           82.05

Statutory Sick Pay
       Earnings threshold              79.00           82.00
       Standard rate                   66.15           68.20

Industrial Injuries Disablement Pension
       18 and over, or under 18 with dependants
               100%                    120.10  123.80
               20%                     24.02           24.76
       Under 18
               100%                    73.55           75.85
               20%                     14.71           15.17
       Constant attendance allowance
               Exceptional rate        96.20           99.20
               Intermediate rate       72.15           74.40
               Normal maximum rate     48.10           49.60
               Part-time rate          24.05           24.80
               Exceptionally severe
               disablement allowance   48.10           59.60

Widow's Pensions                        79.60           82.05

Earnings Rules
       Carer's Allowance               79.00           82.00
       Limit of earnings from
               Councillor's Allowance  72.00           78.00
       Permitted work earnings limit   72.00           78.00

Source: Disability Now
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Andrea Fuller
Fur kids Grace, Poppy, Flo and Fliss

d'huit - 15 Mar 2005 06:52 GMT
> Main Benefits                           Now             April 05
>                                        (?/week)        (?/week)
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> Source: Disability Now

w0w!  andrea, even if i double the amounts, cuz i'm too lazy to look up the
exchange rates, nobody in the uk is getting rich  being disabled there,
either.  looks kinda sad on both sides of the pond, doesn't it?

kate
Jan Brown - 15 Mar 2005 09:41 GMT
Thanks for posting this Andrea
Janet

> Main Benefits                           Now             April 05
>                                        (?/week)        (?/week)
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> Source: Disability Now
 
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